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decathlon

de·cath·lon

UK/diːˈkæθlɒn/ US/dɪˈkæθlɒn/ rare

noun

1.

an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Origin

From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.

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