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   Olympian

   /əˈlɪmpɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. associated with Mount Olympus in north-eastern Greece, or with the Greek gods whose home was traditionally held to be there: "a temple of Olympian Zeus"
   • ▪ resembling or appropriate to a god, especially in superiority and aloofness: "the court is capable of an Olympian impartiality"
   • 2. relating to the ancient or modern Olympic Games: "an Olympian champion"

   noun

   • 1. any of the pantheon of twelve Greek gods regarded as living on Olympus.
   • ▪ a person of great attainments or exalted position.
   • 2. a competitor in the Olympic Games: "as the greatest Olympian, he is something of a sporting god"

   Word Origin late 15th century: Olympian (sense 1 of the adjective) from Latin Olympus (see Olympus) + -ian; Olympian (sense 2 of the adjective) from Olympia (see Olympia) + -an.

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