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Olympian definition

Olym·pian (ō lim′pē ən, ə-)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. any of the twelve major gods supposed to live on the slopes of Mount Olympus
  2. a person born in Olympia
  3. any participant in the ancient or modern Olympic games

Etymology: < LL Olympianus, Olympic

adjective

  1. of Olympia or Mount Olympus
  2. like an Olympian god; exalted; celestial; majestic
  3. designating or of the Olympic games of ancient Greece

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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