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

The girls worked hard throughout their training, with the goal of representing Chad at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. —Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025

So did Wendell Anderson, who went on to play in the 1956 Olympic Games and become Minnesota’s 33rd governor from 1971 to 1976. —Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2025

Until that moment, professional players from the NHL were not eligible to compete in the amateurs-only Olympic Games or World Championships. —Ken Dryden, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2025

Florida's very own Olympic Games kicks off in less than a week. —Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Olympic Games

• aims
• blames
• claims
• dames
• fames
• flames
• frames
• hames
• kames
• lames
• names
• shames

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