olympiad — meaning in English

English meaning

• Olympiad noun The four-year period between one Olympic Games and the next, or, loosely, the Games themselves.

Senses

olympiad is used for these senses in English:

• Olympiad (by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success.

Olympiad — full definition

1. noun The four-year period between one Olympic Games and the next, or, loosely, the Games themselves.
2. noun A large competition modeled on the Olympics, especially an academic contest held every few years, such as the International Mathematical Olympiad.