OS — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Olympics name The Olympic Games, the major international multi-sport competition held every four years.
Senses
OS is used for these senses in English:
- ous Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote:
- Olympic Games An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. [from 19th c.]
- Olympics The Olympic Games.
Olympics — full definition
- name The Olympic Games, the major international multi-sport competition held every four years.
- noun Informally, any intense competition or rivalry, used loosely and often humorously.