Meaning Of The Word Olympiad

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Olympiad in American English
a period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next, by which the Greeks computed time from 776 b. c.
in ancient Greece, any of the four-year periods between Olympic games: used by the Greeks in computing time

Olympiad in British English
noun: a staging of the modern Olympic Games

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