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# olympic

adjective (Olympic, usually with capital O); noun (the Olympics)

«olympic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Olympic means about the Olympic Games, the biggest international sports competition, held every four years in summer and winter versions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#m1)
2. Olympic can describe something big or of top standard, like an Olympic-size pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In sport and PE, athletes compete for gold, silver and bronze medals; the Olympic flag has five rings for the continents. The Paralympic Games are for disabled athletes. In history, the first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece at Olympia. Phrases: "Olympic Games", "Olympic champion", "Olympic-size pool" (50 metres long).

### Examples

- She wants to be an Olympic swimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x1)
- The Olympic flag has five coloured rings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x2)
- We watched the Olympics on TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x3)
- An Olympic-size pool is fifty metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x4)
- He became an Olympic champion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x5)
- The Olympic torch was carried across the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x6)
- The first Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x7)
- These races, like the Olympic Games, were celebrated at intervals of four years, and were called Herae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/#x8)

### Note

Write with a capital O: Olympic, the Olympics. Do not confuse with "Olympian" (a person who takes part; also a Greek god of Mount Olympus). The summer and winter Games now take turns, two years apart.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «olympic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/olympic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«olympic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/olympic.html) on Mova free.