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Definition of decathlon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decathlon

noun
 
/dɪˈkæθlən/
 
/dɪˈkæθlən/
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  1. a sporting event in which people compete in ten different sports compare biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from deca- ‘ten’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’.
See decathlon in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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