Olympic

adjective

Olym·​pic ə-ˈlim-pik How to pronounce Olympic (audio)
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: of or relating to the Olympic Games

Examples of Olympic in a Sentence

She won an Olympic medal in diving.
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Double Olympic gold-medalist Faulkner is the reigning national road racing champion and will look to add to her three grand tour stage wins. Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 25 July 2025 Scheffler has now won 12 times since March 2024, including three of the four majors and an Olympic gold. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 They were introduced by Andrew’s brother, Olympic cyclist Guy East, who was convinced the two would connect. Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 24 July 2025 Next were key hires like Jeremy Wariner, the Olympic 400 meter champion in 2004 and a three-time gold medalist; Kyra Jefferson, a 3-time NCAA champion; and Taylor Washington, an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400 in Rio in 2016. Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Olympic

Word History

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Olympic was in 1590

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“Olympic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Olympic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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Olympic

adjective
Olym·​pic ə-ˈlim-pik How to pronounce Olympic (audio)
ō-
1
2
: of or relating to the Olympic Games
the U.S. Olympic team
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