decathlon

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈkæθlɒn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈkæθlɑn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di kath′lon)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cath•lon /dɪˈkæθlɑn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sportan athletic contest having ten different track-and-field events.
See -dec-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•cath•lon  (di kath′lon),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sportan athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
  • dec- + Greek âthlon prize, contest 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decathlon / dɪˈkæθlɒn/
  1. an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events
    Compare heptathlon
Etymology: 20th Century: from deca- + Greek athlon contest, prize; see athletedeˈcathlete
'decathlon' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Thompson - Thorpe - biathlon - dec- - decathlete - pentathlon

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