olympics
Definition
- 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
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the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
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