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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Olympian

/(ō̇*lĭm"pĭ*an)/ · O·lym·pi·an · IPA /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
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    Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
02 prop. n. A god who dwells on Olympus.
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    A god who dwells on Olympus.
  2. 2.
    An inhabitant of Olympia.
  3. 3.
    An athlete who competes in the Olympics.
03 a. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.
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    Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.