Olympiad
noun
A period of four years between Olympic Games used to date events in ancient Greece.
The ancient historians dated events by the number of years since the last Olympiad.
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Historical
noun
An international contest in a specific subject, like mathematics or physics.
He won the gold medal in the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Often appears as...
- international mathematics olympiad
- science olympiad
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Academic
noun
The Olympic Games itself.
She has been training hard for the next Olympiad.
Often appears as...
- summer olympiad
- winter olympiad
noun
A period of four years between Olympic Games used to date events in ancient Greece.
The ancient historians dated events by the number of years since the last Olympiad.
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An international contest in a specific subject, like mathematics or physics.
He won the gold medal in the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Often appears as...
- international mathematics olympiad
- science olympiad
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The Olympic Games itself.
She has been training hard for the next Olympiad.
Often appears as...
- summer olympiad
- winter olympiad
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Pro Tip 1/2Ancient Timekeeping
Understand 'olympiad' as an ancient Greek calendar term, not widely used in modern timekeeping.
Thucydides mentioned events based on the second year of the 80th Olympiad.
Pro Tip 2/2Historic Reference
'Olympiad' in historical contexts often precedes 'the' since it references a specific period.
The peace treaty was signed in the year of the 95th Olympiad.
Pro Tip 1/2Ancient Timekeeping
Understand 'olympiad' as an ancient Greek calendar term, not widely used in modern timekeeping.
Thucydides mentioned events based on the second year of the 80th Olympiad.
Pro Tip 2/2Historic Reference
'Olympiad' in historical contexts often precedes 'the' since it references a specific period.
The peace treaty was signed in the year of the 95th Olympiad.
Pro Tip 1/2Ancient Timekeeping
Understand 'olympiad' as an ancient Greek calendar term, not widely used in modern timekeeping.
Thucydides mentioned events based on the second year of the 80th Olympiad.
Pro Tip 2/2Historic Reference
'Olympiad' in historical contexts often precedes 'the' since it references a specific period.
The peace treaty was signed in the year of the 95th Olympiad.
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I grow up I want to become a cardiologist because science and geography are my favorite subjects and I'm really amazed on how the human body works this year I participated in science olympiad in which I learned a
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history of the city of Rio and now ladies and gentlemen the envelope contained the result to announce that the games of the 31st Olympiad awarded to the city of Rio de canela okay that's very touching very emotional but it was not easy to get
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I grow up I want to become a cardiologist because science and geography are my favorite subjects and I'm really amazed on how the human body works this year I participated in science olympiad in which I learned a
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