Olympiad
pronunciation
How to pronounce Olympiad in British English:
UK [əˈlɪmpiæd]
How to pronounce Olympiad in American English:
US [oˈlɪmpiˌæd]
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- Noun:
- one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
- the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Word Origin
- Olympiad (n.)
- late 14c., "period of four years" (between Olympic games), from Old French olimpiade "period of four years," from Latin Olympiadem, from Greek olympiados, genitive of Olympias (see Olympic). Used by ancient Greeks as a unit in computing time. Revived in modern usage with revival of the games, 1896.
Example
- 1. It was a good day to topple long-standing gender monopoly , with women boxers making it to the london olympiad at the same time .
- 2. Throughout the cold war , barely an olympiad went by without some protest either about the policies of the host country or of other nations taking part .
- 3. In a project as complex as the olympiad , however , the iron box requirements are far more complex than any single building or facility .