olympiads

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A form of olympiad — A four-year period, particularly (historical) those based on Hippias's computations of the ancient Olympic Games which placed Coroebus's footrace victory in 776 BCE and (sports) those based on the modern Summer Olympic Games first held in 1896.

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olympiads1

noun
  1. pluralplural of olympiad

Olympiads2

noun
  1. pluralplural of Olympiad

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olympiads. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olympiads

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