olympiad

Definition of Olympiad in English :

1. olympiad

one of the four-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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Olympiad

noun

1. trademark

a staging of the modern Olympic Games

2.

the four-year period between consecutive celebrations of the Olympic Games; a unit of ancient Greek chronology dating back to 776 bc

3.

an international contest in chess, bridge, etc

noun

1.

in ancient Greece, any of the four-year periods between Olympic games: used by the Greeks in computing time

2. trademark

a celebration of the modern Olympic games

n.

1. An interval of four years between celebrations of the Olympic Games, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned dates.

2. Sports A celebration of the modern Olympic Games.