Olympiad

Japanese: Olympiad
Olympiad

…the first Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece in 1896, and have been held every four years since then. The four years from the year of the Games to the year before the next one are called the Olympiad, after the ancient Olympic Games (for more on the ancient Olympics, see the History of the Olympics below). The year 1896 was designated the first year of the First Olympiad, and the Olympic Games are held in the first year of each Olympiad.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Olympiad" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1896年ギリシアのアテネで第1回大会が行われ,以後4年に1度開催される。大会開催の年から次の大会の前年までの4年間を,古代オリンピックにちなんでオリンピアードOlympiadと呼ぶ(なお,古代オリンピックについては,後出〈オリンピックの歴史〉を参照されたい)。96年を第1オリンピアードの第1年と定め,オリンピック大会は各オリンピアードの第1年に開く。…

※「Olympiad」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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