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Olympic vs Athletic - What's the difference?

olympic | athletic |

As an adjective olympic

is of or pertaining to olympus, a mountain of thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to olympia, a small plain in elis.

As a proper noun athletic is

(baseball) a player on the team oakland athletics.

olympic

English

Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
  • Of or pertaining to the Olympic Games
  • athletic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * athletick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (not comparable) having to do with athletes
  • * Are you a member of the American ''Athletic'' Association?
  • physically active
  • * Since you're such an ''athletic'' person, you may wish to consider joining.
  • having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape
  • * You have such an ''athletic'' build--you must work out regularly.
  • An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability
  • * The center fielder made an athletic play to snatch the ball from over the fence.
  • Derived terms

    * athletics * unathletic * athleticness