Olympic or Olympics

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ahmin92

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What's the difference between Olympic and Olympics? I'm confused.
 

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"Olympic" is an adjective (with a capital letter since derived from a proper name) whereas "Olympics" is a noun used alternatively when refering to the modern Olympic Games. According to my dictionary, Olympics never refers to the ancient Olympic Games.
 
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