| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| pentathlon |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pen·tath·lon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p n-t th l n, -l n |
| NOUN: | 1. A modern athletic contest, now generally limited to women's competition, in which each participant competes in five track and field events, usually the 200-meter and 1,500-meter runs, the long jump, and the discus and javelin throws. 2. The modern pentathlon. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek pent thlon : penta-, penta- + thlon, contest.
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