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- [uh-lim-pee-ad, oh-lim-]
- /əˈlɪm piˌæd, oʊˈlɪm-/
- /əˈlɪm.piæd/
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- [uh-lim-pee-ad, oh-lim-]
- /əˈlɪm piˌæd, oʊˈlɪm-/
Definitions of olympiad word
- noun olympiad a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b.c. 1
- noun olympiad a celebration of the modern Olympic Games. 1
- noun olympiad Alternative capitalization of Olympiad. 1
- noun olympiad a staging of the modern Olympic Games 0
- noun olympiad the four-year period between consecutive celebrations of the Olympic Games; a unit of ancient Greek chronology dating back to 776 bc 0
- noun olympiad an international contest in chess, bridge, etc 0
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Origin of olympiad
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin Olympiad-, stem of Olympias < Greek Olympiás noun use of the adj.: of Olympus. See Olympia, -ad1
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Parts of speech for Olympiad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
olympiad popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
olympiad usage trend in Literature
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