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

Mejia, the city controller, called on LA28, the committee organizing the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, to turn over reports on its finances. — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Intuit Dome will host the official 5×5 basketball tournaments during the LA28 Olympic Games. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Fauthoux was a member of the national teams that medaled in the previous two Olympic Games. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Walker’s latest exploits as a sprinter came earlier this month at the AAU Junior Olympic Games at Drake. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 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