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pen·tath·lon
 pentathlon
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- pronunciation:
- pen
taeth
lan
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in the Olympic games, a five-event contest in which each competitor must ride, on horseback, a cross-country course, run cross-country, swim, fence, and shoot a pistol.
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| definition 2: |
an athletic competition in which each participant must run a sprint and a middle-distance race, throw the javelin and the discus, and perform the long jump.
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