Olympiad (Noun)
Meaning 1
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 2
One of the four-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The ancient Greeks used the olympiad as a way to keep track of time, with each olympiad lasting four years.
- The first olympiad is believed to have begun in 776 BC, marking the start of a new era in Greek history.
- Historians often divide ancient Greek history into olympiads to provide a clear and concise timeline of events.
- The olympiad was an important unit of time in ancient Greece, used to date events and record historical milestones.
- The use of the olympiad as a way to reckon time continued for twelve centuries, until it was eventually replaced by other systems.