n. an athletic contest in which each competitor takes part in each of a series of 10 track-and-field events -from the Latin root 'decem' meaning TEN-
He won the decathlon.
He won the decathlon.
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How many events are in the decathlon and how many days does it take to complete them?
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track event; athletic competion;athletic contest
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3 syllables
de-cath-lon
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