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OLYMPIAN GAMES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Olympian Games mean?
• OLYMPIAN GAMES (noun)
The noun OLYMPIAN GAMES has 1 sense:
1. the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
Familiarity information: OLYMPIAN GAMES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Olympian Games; Olympic Games
Hypernyms ("Olympian Games" is a kind of...):
agon (a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes)
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