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DECATHLON

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Dictionary entry overview: What does decathlon mean?

• DECATHLON (noun)
The noun DECATHLON has 1 sense:

1. an athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Familiarity information: DECATHLON used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• DECATHLON (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An athletic contest consisting of ten different events

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("decathlon" is a kind of...):

athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)

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