decathlon
pronunciation
How to pronounce decathlon in British English:
UK [dɪˈkæθlən]
How to pronounce decathlon in American English:
US [dɪˈkæθlən, -ˌlɑn]
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- Noun:
- an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
Word Origin
- decathlon (n.)
- 1912, from deca "ten" (see ten) + Greek athlon "contest, prize," which is of uncertain origin. A modern Olympic event consisting of 10 challenges.
Example
- 1. It 's a picture of my old decathlon team .
- 2. Daley thompson , winner of the decathlon in the 1984 olympics .
- 3. My mind keeps going over all those worthless decathlon facts .
- 4. Those are all " academic decathlon " trophies .
- 5. Our scholastic decathlon team has its first competition next week .