PENTATHLONS

Noun

pentathlons

plural of pentathlon

Source: Wiktionary


PENTATHLON

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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