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olympian   (TTS Sound)

The noun olympian has 2 senses

• Olympian -- (an athlete who participates in the Olympic games)


• Olympian, Olympic god -- (a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans)

The adj olympian has 4 senses

• Olympian, Olympic -- (of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain")


• Olympian -- (of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities")


• majestic, olympian -- (majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure")


• exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing -- (far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents")