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Definition of
the Olympic Games noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
the
Olympic Games
noun
noun
(
also
the Olympics
)
[
plural
]
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an international sports festival held every four years in a different country
the Beijing Olympics, held in 2008
See
the Olympic Games
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