decathlon
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling,…An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
» If you participate in a decathlon you'll be throwing a discus at some point.
Meaning
2 sensesAn athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
Zehnkampf, Dekathlon
десятибо́рьеdesjatibórʹje
десятибо́рствоdesjatybórstvo
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
A contest in science and math proving skill.
Examples
1 sentencesIf you participate in a decathlon you'll be throwing a discus at some point.
Translations
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Origin
From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlonFrom dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.
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Forms
plural: decathlons / decathla| Singular | decathlon |
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| Plural | decathlons / decathla |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular