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Olympics   /oʊlˈɪmpɪks/   Listen
Olympics

noun
1.
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country.  Synonyms: Olympiad, Olympic Games.



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... in an epistle of his to Hippocrates: [185]the "Abderites account virtue madness," and so do most men living. Shall I tell you the reason of it? [186]Fortune and Virtue, Wisdom and Folly, their seconds, upon a time contended in the Olympics; every man thought that Fortune and Folly would have the worst, and pitied their cases; but it fell out otherwise. Fortune was blind and cared not where she stroke, nor whom, without laws, Audabatarum instar, &c. Folly, rash and inconsiderate, ...
— The Anatomy of Melancholy • Democritus Junior


Words linked to "Olympics" :   Winter Olympic Games, athletics, Olympiad, athletic contest, athletic competition


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