Olympiad meaning

UK /əˈlɪmpɪks/ US /oʊˈlɪmpiæd/ 4 syllables

Olympiad (noun): one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC.

Olympiad has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Olympiad as a noun

  1. one of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC

    Type of: time period

  2. the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country

    Synonyms: Olympic Games, Olympics

    Type of: athletic contest

    Kinds: Winter Olympic Games

How to pronounce Olympiad

Olympiad is pronounced /əˈlɪmpɪks/ in British English and /oʊˈlɪmpiæd/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with OL · words ending in AD · 8-letter words

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