DECATHLON


Meaning of DECATHLON in English

/ dɪˈkæθlən; NAmE / noun

a sporting event in which people compete in ten different sports

—compare biathlon , heptathlon , pentathlon , tetrathlon , triathlon

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from deca- ten + Greek athlon contest.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.