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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentathlon \Pen*tath"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? five + ? a contest.] (Gr. Antiq.) 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. ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES modern pentathlon COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE modern ▪ However, when urine specimens were screened there were several positives in the modern pentathlon contest. ▪ There are newly available seats for two extra ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an athletic contest consisting of five different events
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A pentathlon is any sporting competition including five events. Pentathlon may refer to:
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
athletic contest of five events, 1852, from Greek pentathlon "the contest of five exercises," from pente "five" (see five ) + athlon "prize, contest," of uncertain origin. Earlier in English in Latin form pentathlum (1706). The Greek version consisted of ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus 2 (context athletics English) modern pentathlon
Usage examples of pentathlon.
Nevertheless many important old monuments remain from this period, including the Metropolis, the Pentathlon, Monticello, the Telethon, and the Tomb of Reebok.
The modern pentathlon was based on the skills needed by a military courier in the late nineteenth century-riding, running.