3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: decathlon \de*cath"lon\, n. [See {Deca-}; {Pentathlon}.] In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: decathlon n : an athletic contest consisting of ten different events From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "decathlon": bout, contest, double-header, doubles, event, foursome, game, games of chance, go, match, meet, pentathlon, play, play-off, race, runoff, singles, sport, threesome, twosome
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