Olympiad

Word OLYMPIAD
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Definitions and meanings of "Olympiad"

What do we mean by olympiad?

A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Corbus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 BC; as, the era of the olympiads.

An occurrence of the Olympic games.

A competition or series of competitions resembling an Olympiad, especially in science.

An organization designed for turbo-nerds (like me) who actually want to succeed in life. It is organized into tournaments including Invitationals, Regionals, State and National competitions. Urban Dictionary

The epitome of high school drama for asian girls trying to get some. Urban Dictionary

Nerd competition about super sciency things. Only super nerdy weirdos do this. Urban Dictionary

A worthless competition that hurts your brain cells. Urban Dictionary

A so called "intellectual sport." In fact an oppurtunity for nerds to psuedo-socialize while deluding themselves into thinking they are better then everyone else. (FYI: that is not the case) Urban Dictionary

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The word "olympiad" in example sentences

The chess olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia is in full swing, moving into the second half. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

To win gold medals at any chess olympiad, you need exceptional performances of at least two players, who know how to take risks and collect ... ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

At the chess olympiad in Buenos Aires in 1978, Donner lost to a Chinese master Liu Wenzhe. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2012)

In 1982, during the chess olympiad in the Swiss city of Lucerne, Florencio Campomanes bribed his way to the FIDE presidency and the World Chess Federation lost its innocence. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

To win gold medals at any chess olympiad, you need exceptional performances of at least two players, who know how to take risks and collect points. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

The 11-round olympiad concludes Sunday, October 3. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

She describes the bitter disappointment she felt as a middle-schooler after placing first in an Arabic language olympiad -- only to be barred from the next, nationwide round. ❋ Sohrab Ahmari (2011)

Tal won the first seven games at the Student olympiad in Uppsala, Sweden, and during that streak he produced an astonishing miniature against a Polish player. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

In the Women's olympiad, Russia 1, led by the Kosintseva sisters, Tatiana and Nadezhda, and by the women's world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, grabbed first place, winning all 11 matches, collecting 22 points. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2010)

Bobby Fischer created the "game of the century" in 1956 against Donald Byrne and he almost beat the world champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1962 olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria, with the Grunfeld defense. ❋ Lubomir Kavalek (2011)

Only [nerds] are in Science Olympiad... Only nerds get [college degrees]. ❋ Dhelfrich (2012)

That asian [tart] joined science olympiad just [to get laid] at [nationals]! ❋ Leon And Divya (2006)

He [thinks] he's [better] because he does [science olympiad] . ❋ Worldle (2022)

Why did [David] [die]? The Chemistry Olympiad ❋ DYang (2021)

1. Seeing NASCAR on the cover of [Sports Illustrated] reminded the student of [teh science] olympiad championship banners in the gym. 2. The student was baffled over [the fuss] the school was in over the science olympiad team considering the humanities are far superior to science. 3. Chuck Norris does not look kindly on science olympiad. ❋ Phil Kiffer (2006)

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