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Coachpotato Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

olympics vocabulary

I'm writing an essay about the history of the Olympic games, and I've got lots of doubts related to vocabulary.

Olympic torch (is it the right word?)

The Parthenon (How do you pronounce it in English?)

And what about the Olympic symbol, has it got a name? Do you call it the Olympic circles?

Another question, in the old Olympics they put the athletes a kind of crown made of olive tree, it think? What do you call it?
  

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Here is the pronounciation of Parthenon: ['pârthu`nân] (Hyperdictionary). As to the crown, it was made of olive-tree leaves ... I'm not familiar enough with the Olympic games to have an opinion about the different terms, sorry...

— Pieanne

  • Here is the pronounciation of Parthenon: ['pârthu`nân] (Hyperdictionary).
  • As to the crown, it was made of olive-tree leaves ...
  • I'm not familiar enough with the Olympic games to have an opinion about the different terms, sorry...
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Here is the pronounciation of Parthenon: ['pârthu`nân] (Hyperdictionary). As to the crown, it was made of olive-tree leaves... I'm not familiar enough with the Olympic games to have an opinion about the different terms, sorry...
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CoachpotatoI'm writing an essay about the history of the Olympic games, and I've got lots of doubts related to vocabulary.

Olympic torch (is it the right word?) -- I believe it is.

The Parthenon (How do you pronounce it in English?)

And what about the Olympic symbol, has it got a name? Do you call it the Olympic circles? --
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Hi,

I've always heard the circles called the Olympic 'rings'.

Clive
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  1. Yes, "Olympic torch" is right
  2. PAR-thu-non
  3. "Olympic rings"
  4. It was called a laurel wreath (pronounced LO-rel REETH)
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