decathlon

[ dih-kath-lon ]

/ dɪˈkæθ lɒn /

noun

an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.

Origin of decathlon

1910–15; dec- + Greek âthlon prize, contest

Words nearby decathlon

decasualize, decasyllabic, decasyllable, decathect, decathlete, decathlon, decating, Decatur, decatyl alcohol, decay, decay chain

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Example sentences from the Web for decathlon

"I did ask Ashton Eaton to come out," the driver of USA-1 said of the 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, who declined.
Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder?|Kevin Fixler|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dylan Bright died too young to compete in the Decathlon of Flourishing.
What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life|Dan Slater|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One example among several: his time in the decathlon 1,500-meter run—4 minutes 40.1 seconds—was not beaten until the 1972 Games.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story|Kate Buford|August 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon.
Injun and Whitey to the Rescue|William S. Hart

British Dictionary definitions for decathlon

decathlon

/ (dɪˈkæθlɒn) /

noun

an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different eventsCompare pentathlon

Derived forms of decathlon

decathlete, noun

Word Origin for decathlon

C20: from deca- + Greek athlon contest, prize; see athlete

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单词	decathlon
释义	decathlon [ dih-kath-lon ] / dɪˈkæθ lɒn / noun an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score. Origin of decathlon 1910–15; dec- + Greek âthlon prize, contest Words nearby decathlon decasualize, decasyllabic, decasyllable, decathect, decathlete, decathlon, decating, Decatur, decatyl alcohol, decay, decay chain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decathlon "I did ask Ashton Eaton to come out," the driver of USA-1 said of the 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, who declined. Is It Really That Easy to be an Olympic Bobsledder?\|Kevin Fixler\|January 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Dylan Bright died too young to compete in the Decathlon of Flourishing. What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life\|Dan Slater\|November 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST One example among several: his time in the decathlon 1,500-meter run—4 minutes 40.1 seconds—was not beaten until the 1972 Games. The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story\|Kate Buford\|August 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST There were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue\|William S. Hart British Dictionary definitions for decathlon decathlon / (dɪˈkæθlɒn) / noun an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different eventsCompare pentathlon Derived forms of decathlon decathlete, noun Word Origin for decathlon C20: from deca- + Greek athlon contest, prize; see athlete Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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