Olympic Games

plural noun

1

: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive

2

: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals

called also Olym*pics\ ə-​ˈlim-​piks , ō-​ \

Examples of Olympic Games in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dabrowski is also a three-time Olympian, competing in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. —Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024

Carter similarly built bridges across sectors in the aftermath of Atlanta winning their Olympic Games bid in 1994 for the summer of 1996. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

The 31-year-old, who has made an appearance in every Olympics since her debut in 2008, hopes to participate in her sixth-straight Olympic Games. —Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

The Olympics The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris gave rise to plenty of internet silliness and hoopla. —Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

Olympic Games

plural noun

1

: an ancient Greek festival held every fourth year and made up of contests in sports, music, and literature

2

: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country during the summer and the winter once every four years