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Definition of heptathlon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heptathlon

noun

/hepˈtæθlən/

/hepˈtæθlən/

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a sporting event, especially one for women, in which athletes compete in seven different events compare biathlon, decathlon, pentathlon, tetrathlon, triathlonTopics Sports: other sportsc2
Word Origin1970s: from hepta- ‘seven’ + Greek athlon ‘contest’, on the pattern of words such as decathlon.

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