pentathlon

[ pen-tath-luhn, -lon ]

/ pɛnˈtæθ lən, -lɒn /

noun

an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.

modern pentathlon.

Origin of pentathlon

1700–10; <Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- pent- + âthlon contest

Words nearby pentathlon

pentastyle, pentastylos, pentasyllable, Pentateuch, pentathlete, pentathlon, pentatomic, pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine

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Example sentences from the Web for pentathlon

They had already completed the chariot-race, and the foot-race of the pentathlon.
Hellenica|Xenophon
The Pentathlon, so called because it comprised five exercises.
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos
There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon.
Injun and Whitey to the Rescue|William S. Hart
The Pentathlon was a contest of five gymnastic exercises combined.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A pentathlon meet was held at Empire for the purpose of developing all-around athletes.
The Panama Canal|Frederic Jennings Haskin

British Dictionary definitions for pentathlon

pentathlon

/ (pɛnˈtæθlən) /

noun

an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek OlympicsCompare decathlon

Derived forms of pentathlon

pentathlete, noun

Word Origin for pentathlon

C18: from Greek pentathlon, from penta- + athlon contest

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单词	pentathlon
释义	pentathlon [ pen-tath-luhn, -lon ] / pɛnˈtæθ lən, -lɒn / noun an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score. modern pentathlon. Origin of pentathlon 1700–10; <Greek pénthāthlon, equivalent to pent- pent- + âthlon contest Words nearby pentathlon pentastyle, pentastylos, pentasyllable, Pentateuch, pentathlete, pentathlon, pentatomic, pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pentathlon They had already completed the chariot-race, and the foot-race of the pentathlon. Hellenica\|Xenophon The Pentathlon, so called because it comprised five exercises. History Of Ancient Civilization\|Charles Seignobos There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue\|William S. Hart The Pentathlon was a contest of five gymnastic exercises combined. Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton A pentathlon meet was held at Empire for the purpose of developing all-around athletes. The Panama Canal\|Frederic Jennings Haskin British Dictionary definitions for pentathlon pentathlon / (pɛnˈtæθlən) / noun an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek OlympicsCompare decathlon Derived forms of pentathlon pentathlete, noun Word Origin for pentathlon C18: from Greek pentathlon, from penta- + athlon contest Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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