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Definition 2024

decathlon

decathlon

See also: décathlon

English

Noun

decathlon ‎(plural decathlons)

an athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days
a contest in science and math proving skill

Translations

athletic contest

Bulgarian: десетобой m ‎(desetoboj)
Catalan: decatló m
Czech: desetiboj m
Danish: tikamp c
Finnish: kymmenottelu (fi)
French: décathlon (fr) m
German: Zehnkampf (de) m
Hungarian: tízpróba

Icelandic: tugþraut f
Malay: dasalumba
Portuguese: decatlo (pt) m
Romanian: decatlon (ro) n
Russian: десятибо́рье (ru) n ‎(desjatibórʹje)
Spanish: decatlón m
Swedish: tiokamp c

Italian

Etymology

deca- +‎ -athlon

Noun

decathlon m ‎(invariable)

(athletics) decathlon

Derived terms

decatleta