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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 BCplay

  Familiarity information: OLYMPIAN GAMES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OLYMPIAN GAMES (noun)


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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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