Definition of pentathlon Pentathlon
/pɛntæˈθlʌn/ - [pentathlun] - pen•tath•lon
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What does pentathlon mean?
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NounPlural: pentathlons |
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| pentathlon - an athletic contest consisting of five different events |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pentathlon (n.)
A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pentathlon
pen-tath′lon, n. a contest consisting of five exercises—wrestling, throwing the discus, spear-throwing, leaping, and running—also Pentath′lum.—n. Pentath′lēte, one who contests in the pentathlon. [Gr. pente, five, athlon, a contest.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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pentathlon
The five exercises performed in the Grecian games, namely, leaping, running, quoiting, darting, and wrestling.
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🔤- pentathlon, noun, singular of pentathlons.
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