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• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• 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