pentathlon
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- noun
- /ˈpɛnˌθætlən/
- The pentathlon requires participants to demonstrate versatility across multiple disciplines.
- modern pentathlon
- pentathlon competition
- Olympic pentathlon
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Examples
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All participants in the women's 800 meter pentathlon.
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The pentathlon is one event.
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This is the fourth of five events in the pentathlon.
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Competition in the pentathlon long jump has been delayed.
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We're ready now for the 800 meters, the final event of the pentathlon.
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So, after two of five events in the pentathlon, Pooch Anderson in first.
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The pentathlon was an overall event consisting of the 100-yard dash, 12-pound hammer throw, running high jump, pole vault, and the one-mile run (Gulick, 1892).
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In the pentathlon, athletes compete in five different events to showcase their skills.
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To win the pentathlon, competitors must excel in events like fencing and swimming.
Surface Forms
Morphology
pentathlon = pent + athlon
Formed from the numeric combining form 'pent-' (five) + the combining element '-athlon' (contest), so the meaning 'five-event athletic contest' is directly derivable from its parts.
Etymology
The word pentathlon comes from two Greek parts: penta- meaning 'five' and athlon meaning 'contest' or 'prize'. Think of pentagon, which also uses penta- for five, so a pentathlon is simply a sports contest made of five events.