PENTATHLON

pentathlon

(noun) an athletic contest consisting of five different events

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pentathlon (plural pentathlons or pentathla)

An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus

(athletics) Modern pentathlon.

Source: Wiktionary


Pen*tath"lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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