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heptathlon
a track-and-field competition made up of seven different events
heptathlon in a sentence
She trained for years before qualifying for the heptathlon at the regional championships.
After winning the hurdles and the long jump, she still had five more heptathlon events left to finish that day.
Where it comes from
From Greek hepta 'seven' and athlon 'contest'
Memory hook
HEPTA (seven) + ATHLON (contest) — seven contests in one.
Word parts
- hept, sept — seven
heptathlon: hept (seven) + athlon (contest)
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