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Olympiad

A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.

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The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.

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A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

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Age noun · 78% connection

a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"

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Ancient adjective · 78% connection

belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "anci…

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Classical noun · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their bes…

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Date verb · 78% connection

To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from.

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Day noun · 78% connection

The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. -- ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured by the interval between…

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Decade noun · 78% connection

A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second…

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Decennial adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games.

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Declination noun · 78% connection

The arc of the horizon, contained between the vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned from the east or west, or betw…

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Deuce noun · 78% connection

A condition of the score beginning whenever each side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned "40 all"), and reverted to…

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Drachma noun · 78% connection

Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains; among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.

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Era noun · 78% connection

A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of A…

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Four-in-hand adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-…

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Game verb · 78% connection

A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules, for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of chance; ga…

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Gamester noun · 78% connection

A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.

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Inceptive adjective · 78% connection

Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of actio…

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Infant noun · 78% connection

A child in the first period of life, beginning at his birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.

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Intermission noun · 78% connection

Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermissio…

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