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Olymʹpiad

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among the ancient Greeks, was a period of four years, being the interval between the celebrations of their Olympic Games.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Olio or Oglio
Olive
Olive Branches
Oliver
Oliver or Olivier
Olivetans
Olivia
Olla Podrida
Ollapod
Olympia (in Orlando Furioso)
Olympiad
Olympian Jove
Olympic Games
Olympus
OLynn (Brian)
Om
Oman’s Sea
Ombre
Omega
Omens
Omeyinger Saga

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Olympiad