Olympic

adjective

Olym·​pic ə-ˈlim-pik How to pronounce Olympic (audio)
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: of or relating to the Olympic Games

Examples of Olympic in a Sentence

She won an Olympic medal in diving.
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On Himself By Matt Craig The hip-hop legend has gone from parental advisory to family friendly, and became one of the biggest stars of this 2024 thanks to his appearances on Olympic coverage from Paris. Matt Craig, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Diana Taurasi started the Olympic cycle by saying that not enough people were talking about the challenge of playing France in France, and Team USA got a taste of that in the gold medal game this summer. Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024 Inside is the story of Olympic boxer Claressa Shields and the inequalities that female athletes — especially Black women athletes — face in the sports world, even the ones who break records and win it all. Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Dec. 2024 My therapist helped me the entire three months leading up to the Olympic trials and the Olympics. Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Olympic 

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Olympic was in 1590

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“Olympic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

Olympic

adjective
Olym·​pic ə-ˈlim-pik How to pronounce Olympic (audio)
ō-
1
2
: of or relating to the Olympic Games
the U.S. Olympic team
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