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OLYMPIADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- olympiad
1, record 1, English, olympiad
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A period of four years reckoned from one celebration of the Olympic Games to the next. 2, record 1, English, - olympiad
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Olympic Games were held in four-year intervals, and later the Greek method of counting the years even referred to these Games, using the term Olympiad for the period between two Games. 3, record 1, English, - olympiad
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- olympiade
1, record 1, French, olympiade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de quatre ans entre deux Jeux olympiques. 1, record 1, French, - olympiade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Comité International Olympique (CIO) demande de respecter le nom des Jeux Olympiques tel qu'établi dans la Charte olympique, soit d'utiliser la majuscule «O». Par contre, les règles d'écriture de la langue française recommandent d'utiliser «Jeux olympiques», graphie préconisée par Sport Canada. 2, record 1, French, - olympiade
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Juegos y competiciones (Deportes)
- Vocabulario general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- olimpiada
1, record 1, Spanish, olimpiada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- olimpíada 1, record 1, Spanish, olimp%C3%ADada
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Período de cuatro años comprendido entre dos celebraciones consecutivas de juegos olímpicos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - olimpiada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La palabra olimpiada, según recogen los principales diccionarios del español, significa tanto "periodo de cuatro años comprendido entre dos celebraciones consecutivas de los juegos olímpicos" como "competición deportiva universal que se celebra cada cuatro años en un lugar previamente determinado". 3, record 1, Spanish, - olimpiada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fue costumbre entre los griegos contar el tiempo por olimpiadas a partir del solsticio de verano del año 776 a. C. [antes de Cristo], en que se fijó la primera. 2, record 1, Spanish, - olimpiada
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