decathlon
noun/dɪˈkæθlən/
/dɪˈkæθlən/
- a sporting event in which people compete in ten different sports compare biathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Originearly 20th cent.: from deca- ‘ten’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’.
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