ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsHheptathlon
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heptathlon
Meaning: a track-and-field competition made up of seven different events
heptathlon in a sentence
How heptathlon is used in real sentences:
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.
“As a former heptathlon competitor, Mara recognized the rhythm: clear the hurdles, then prepare for six unlike events.”
— from the passage A Place on the Table
Where it comes from
From Greek hepta 'seven' and athlon 'contest'
Word parts
- hept, sept — seven
heptathlon: hept (seven) + athlon (contest)
Memory hook
HEPTA (seven) + ATHLON (contest) — seven contests in one.
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