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pentathlon
an athletic competition made up of five different events
pentathlon in a sentence
He switched from swimming alone to training for the modern pentathlon instead.
After the shooting round went badly, she needed a strong cross-country run to save her pentathlon score.
Where it comes from
From Greek pente 'five' and athlon 'contest'
Memory hook
PENTA (five) + ATHLON (contest) — five contests, one athlete.
Word parts
- pent, quin — five
pentathlon: pent (five) + athlon (contest)
Read it in context
- The Thursday Exchange Social Science
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