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Olympus
[uh-lim-puhs, oh-lim-]
noun
Mount, a mountain in NE Greece, on the boundary between Thessaly and Macedonia: mythical abode of the greater Grecian gods. 9,730 feet (2,966 meters).
a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. 7,954 feet (2,424 meters).
Olympus
/ əʊˈɪə /
noun
Modern Greek name: ѱDz.a mountain in NE Greece: the highest mountain in Greece, believed in Greek mythology to be the dwelling place of the greater gods. Height: 2911 m (9550 ft)
a mountain in NW Washington: highest peak of the Olympic Mountains. Height: 2427 m (7965 ft)
a poetic word for heaven
Example Sentences
But as reports about actual rich people divorcing show, nobody is safe from being cast out from Olympus.
He had invented the probe the previous year to solve measurement problems faced in the manufacture of the Olympus engines that powered the Concorde supersonic aircraft.
Movie stars have been global avatars of aspiration since the advent of the medium, but the whole “gods coming down from Mt. Olympus” thing feels pretty antiquated.
To Monty, this sounded an awful lot like Olympus was spying on them, but she decided not to say anything about that.
JIP does have a track record in carving out businesses from big manufacturers including Sony's laptop division and Olympus's camera unit.
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