Olympic A2 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /əˈlɪmpɪk/ UK /əˈlɪmpɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #7914 Meanings 1 adj Relating to the Olympic Games. She trained for years to reach Olympic level. 2 adj Relating to ancient Olympia in Greece or to Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The temple held an Olympic statue of Zeus. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · relating to ancient olympia... olympian Common collocations olympic swimmer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). Ὀλυμπικός Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # Olympic **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /əˈlɪmpɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈlɪmpɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 7914 ## Meanings 1. Relating to the Olympic Games. 2. Relating to ancient Olympia in Greece or to Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. ## Examples - She trained for years to reach Olympic level. - The temple held an Olympic statue of Zeus. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Ὀλυμπικός ## Etymology From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). ## AI Etymology Olympic comes from Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπικός (Olumpikós), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”). Modern senses include relating to the Olympic Games and relating to ancient Olympia in Greece or to Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown