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Olympic

[ uh-lim-pik, oh-lim- ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Olympic Games:

    an Olympic contender.

  2. of or relating to Olympia, in Greece.
  3. pertaining to Mount Olympus, in Greece.


noun

  1. an Olympian deity.

Olympic

/ əˈ±ôɪ³¾±èɪ°ì /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Olympic Games
  2. of or relating to ancient Olympia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Olympic1

1590–1600; < Latin Olympicus of Olympus, of Olympia < Greek °¿±ô²â³¾±è¾±°ìó²õ. See Olympus, -ic
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The money comes from the foundation set up after the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

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The hijab can sometimes be a controversial topic in sport and at last year's Paris Olympics, French athletes were banned from wearing one even though the International Olympic Committee allowed them to.

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Example: Judy Baca’s painting of an Olympic runner on the 110 Freeway near the 4th Street exit was whitewashed not by vandals but by an official transit graffiti removal contractor.

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While the 25-year-old made the podium in the fastest Olympic men's 1500m final in history, his dream since 13 has been to qualify as an orthodontist.

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President Joe Biden awarded Simpson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022, placing him on a roster that included five social justice activists; leaders in the medical, labor technology and entertainment fields; and Olympic athletes.

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