noun Download 🔗Share A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 BC; as, the era of the olympiads. Examples : "Historians often use the olympiad, a four-year period between Olympic games, to date events in ancient Greece. " history time sport culture period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An occurrence of the Olympic games. Examples : ""The last olympiad was held in Tokyo, and everyone enjoyed watching the athletes compete." " sport event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A competition or series of competitions resembling an Olympiad, especially in science. Examples : "My daughter is studying hard for the upcoming mathematics olympiad. " science sport education achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading