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pentathlon
/pɛnˈtæθlən/
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What does pentathlon mean?
noun
- An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
- Ellipsis of women's pentathlon (“a 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run”).
- Ellipsis of modern pentathlon, a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills.
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IPA pronunciation
/pɛnˈtæθlən/
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