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pentathlon
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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
Pentathlon is a 1994 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth and starring Dolph Lundgren as an East German Olympic gold medalist pentathlete on the run from a lethal coach ( David Soul ).
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.