English Explanatory Dictionary

decathlon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
A contest in science and math proving skill.

Pronunciation

/diːˈkæθlɒn/ /dɪˈkæθlɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decathlon.wav /ɖᵻˈkat̪ʰ.lɔn/ /ˈɖɛkət̪ʰlɔn/

Word forms

decathlon decathlons decathla

Etymology

From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.

Related words

decathlete

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