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Pentathlon

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Noun

1. pentathlon

an athletic contest consisting of five different events

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pentathlon

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noun plural -lons or -la (-lə)
an athletic contest consisting of five different events, based on a competition in the ancient Greek Olympics
. Also called: pentathlum Compare decathlon

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Pentathlon

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noun
1. 
an athletic contest in which each contestant takes part in five events (long jump, javelin throw, 200-meter dash, discus throw, and 1,500-meter run)
2. 
in the Olympic games, a contest consisting of five events (5,000-meter cross-country horseback ride, 4,000-meter cross-country run, 300-meter swim, foil fencing, and pistol shooting)
: in full modern pentathlon

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pentathlon

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n.
1. An athletic contest consisting of five track and field events, usually running races at two different distances, the long jump, and the discus and javelin throws.
2. See modern pentathlon.

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