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noun
1.
an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
Origin:
1700–10; < Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- pent- + âthlon contest
1700–10; < Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- pent- + âthlon contest
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Pentathlon
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World English Dictionary
| pentathlon (pɛnˈtæθlən) | |
| —n | |
| Compare decathlon an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics | |
| [C18: from Greek pentathlon, from | |
| pen'tathlete | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
pentathlon
1852, from Gk. pentathlon, from pente "five" + athlon "prize, contest," of uncertain origin. Earlier in L. form pentathlum (1706). The Gk. version consisted of jumping, sprinting, discus and spear throwing, and wrestling. The modern version (1912) consists of horseback riding, fencing, shooting, swimming,
EXPANDand cross-country running.
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