OLYMPICS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

Synonyms:

Olympiad; Olympic Games; Olympics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("Olympics" is a kind of...):

athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Olympics"):

Winter Olympic Games; Winter Olympics (an Olympics for winter sports)

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