Olympic Games

plural noun

1

: an ancient Panhellenic festival held every fourth year and made up of contests of sports, music, and literature with the victor's prize a crown of wild olive

2

: a modified revival of the ancient Olympic Games consisting of international athletic contests that are held at separate winter and summer gatherings at four year intervals

called also Olym*pics\ ə-​ˈlim-​piks , ō-​ \

Examples of Olympic Games in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Los Angeles officials have reached a tentative agreement with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games laying out the process for reimbursing the city for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in public services. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

After skateboarding was recognized as an Olympic sport, the skateboarders work hard to achieve medals at the upcoming 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Miller, 48, won six medals at five Olympic Games, including gold in the super combined at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. — Amos Morale Iii, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Many skiers expressed concern during these Olympic Games about climate change and the accelerating melt of the world’s glaciers. — ABC News, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Olympic Games

• aims
• blames
• claims
• dames
• fames
• flames
• frames
• hames
• kames
• lames
• names
• shames

Kids Definition

Olympic Games

plural noun

1

: an ancient Greek festival held every fourth year and made up of contests in sports, music, and literature

2

: a series of international athletic contests held in a different country during the summer and the winter once every four years