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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
Sense 1
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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