pen|tath|lon

pen|tath|lon
pen|tath|lon «pehn TATH lon», noun.
1. an athletic contest consisting of five different events, usually the broad jump, discus throw, javelin throw, 200-meter sprint, and 1,500-meter run. The person having the highest total score wins.
2. = modern pentathlon. (Cf. ↑modern pentathlon)
╂[< Greek péntathlon < pénte five + âthlon exercise of skill]

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  • tath — me·tath·e·sis; me·tath·e·size; me·tath·e·tely; me·tath·e·tize; pen·tath·lete; pen·tath·lon; syn·ka·tath·e·sis; hep·tath·lon; …   English syllables

  • lon — abu·ti·lon; al·a·lon·ga; al·lon·gé; amy·e·lon·ic; an·thrax·y·lon; ar·au·car·i·ox·y·lon; ar·che·lon; ar·chi·ceph·a·lon; as·ter·ox·y·lon; az·lon; bab·y·lon; bab·y·lon·ic; bab·y·lon·ish; bal·lon; bal·lon·né; ber·til·lon·age; ber·til·lon; bil·lon;… …   English syllables

  • pentathlon — pen·tath·lon …   English syllables

  • pentathlon — pen|tath|lon [penˈtæθlən] n [singular, U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: penta ( PENTA ) + athlon competition ] a sports event involving five different sports …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pentathlon — pen|tath|lon [ pen tæθlən ] noun count a sports event that consists of five different sports ─ compare DECATHLON …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Pentathlon — Pen|tath|lon* [auch pɛnt...] das; s <aus gleichbed. gr. pentáthlon; vgl. ↑Athlet> bei den Olympischen Spielen im Griechenland der Antike ausgetragener Fünfkampf (Diskuswerfen, Wettlauf, Weitsprung, Ringen, Speerwerfen) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • pentathlon — pen•tath•lon [[t]pɛnˈtæθ lən, lɒn[/t]] n. 1) spo an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score 2) spog modern pentathlon • Etymology: 1700–10; < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

  • Pentathlon — Pen*tath lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? five + ? a contest.] (Gr. Antiq.) 1. 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pentathlon — /pen tath leuhn, lon/, n. 1. an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score. 2. See modern pentathlon. [1700 10; < Gk pénthathlon, equiv. to pent PENT + âthlon… …   Universalium

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