decathlon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈkæθlɒn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /diːˈkæθlɒn/ (UK)
Etymology
From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.
Meanings
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An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
He entered U.C.L.A. in 1954 and played for the renowned coach John Wooden’s basketball team there while training for decathlons.
2020 February 12, Richard Goldstein, “Rafer Johnson, Winner of a Memorable Decathlon, Is Dead”, in The New York Times:For now, Gray and her peers are able to compete for Olympic berths only in the seven-event heptathlon, while the decathlon is restricted to men.
2021 June 7, Shauna Farnell, “An Olympic Hurdle: Why Is the Decathlon Only for Men?”, in The New York Times:
- A contest in science and math proving skill.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decathlons | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| decathla | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (45)
bg десетобой (athletic contest) · ko 십종경기 (athletic contest) · kk онсайыс (athletic contest) · ca decatló (athletic contest) · cs desetiboj (athletic contest) · ru десятибо́рье (athletic contest) · sq dhjetëgarësh (athletic contest) · eo dekatlono (athletic contest) · mk декатлон (athletic contest) · tr dekatlon (athletic contest) · it decathlon (athletic contest) · fi kymmenottelu (athletic contest) · nl tienkamp (athletic contest) · cmn 十項全能 /十项全能 (athletic contest) · sv tiokamp (athletic contest) · fa دهگانه (athletic contest) · uk десятибо́рство (athletic contest) · es decatlón (athletic contest) · ja 十種競技 (athletic contest) · fr décathlon (athletic contest) · nn tikamp (athletic contest) · ja デカスロン (athletic contest) · pl dziesięciobój (athletic contest) · is tugþraut (athletic contest) · et kümnevõistlus (athletic contest) · pt decatlo (athletic contest) · de Zehnkampf (athletic contest) · ro decatlon (athletic contest) · mk десетобој (athletic contest) · be дзесяцібо́р'е (athletic contest) · ka ათჭიდი (athletic contest) · ml ഡക്കാത്ത്ലോൺ (athletic contest) · gl décatlon (athletic contest) · de Dekathlon (athletic contest) · hu tízpróba (athletic contest) · da tikamp (athletic contest) · sl deseteroboj (athletic contest) · vi mười môn phối hợp (athletic contest) · nb tikamp (athletic contest) · lv desmitcīņa (athletic contest) · sk desaťboj (athletic contest) · lt dešim̃tkovė (athletic contest) · hy տասնամարտ (athletic contest) · el δέκαθλο (athletic contest) · ms dasalumba (athletic contest)