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Five-part athletic event
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pentathlon
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A pentathlon is any sporting competition including five events. Pentathlon may refer to:
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
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 ...
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 ...
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.