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Olympic Games vs athletic contest

athletic contest vs Olympic Games

Olympic Games and athletic contest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Olympic Games Yes No No No
athletic contest Yes No No No
As nouns, athletic contest is a hypernym of Olympic Games; that is, athletic contest is a word with a broader meaning than Olympic Games:
  • Olympic Games: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
  • athletic contest: a contest between athletes
Other hypernyms of Olympic Games include athletic competition, athletics.
Olympic Games (noun) athletic contest (noun)
the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC a contest between athletes
the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
Difference between Olympic Games and athletic contest

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