Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country: A major international multi-sport event featuring summer and winter sports competitions, where thousands of athletes from around the world participate. It is the world's foremost sports competition.

Usage

• The word "Olympics" is always capitalized as it is a proper noun referring to a specific event.
• It is typically used with the definite article "the" (e.g., ).
• It can refer to both the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games.

Examples

• Proper noun:
  • She won a gold medal at the Olympics.
  • The city invested heavily in infrastructure to host the Olympics.
  • Watching the Olympics is a tradition for our family.

Advanced Usage

• "Olympic Games": This is the full, formal name for the event. "Olympics" is the common shortened form.
  • The Olympic Games promote international friendship and peace.

Variants and Related Words

• Olympic (adjective): Of or relating to the Olympic Games.
  • An Olympic athlete; the Olympic flame.
• Olympiad (noun): A period of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games, used by ancient Greeks in dating events. In modern context, it can refer to the celebration of the Games themselves.
  • The 2020 Tokyo Games were held in the XXXII Olympiad.

Synonyms

• The Games: A common informal synonym.
  • Are you excited for The Games this year?

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Olympic-sized": Used to describe something that meets the large standards required for the Olympics, most commonly a swimming pool.
  • The university has an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
• "Olympic effort": An idiom meaning an extraordinary or maximum effort.
  • Finishing the project on time required an Olympic effort from the whole team.

Noun

1. the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country