decathlon

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decathlon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]

decathlon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  decathlon
      n 1: an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

decathlon - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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