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Meaning of Decathlon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
diːˈkæθlɒn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية المباراة العشارية
Català decatló
Čeština desetiboj
Deutsch Dekathlon Zehnkampf
Ελληνικά δέκαθλο
Esperanto dekatlono
Español decatlón
Suomi kymmenottelu
Français décathlon
Galego décatlon
Íslenska tugþraut
Italiano decathlon
日本語 デカスロン 十種競技
ქართული ათჭიდი
Қазақша онсайыс
한국어 십종경기
Lietuvių dešimtkovė
Македонски декатлон
Nederlands tienkamp
Polski dziesięciobój
Português decatlo
Română decatlon
Русский десятиборье
Slovenčina desaťboj
Svenska tiokamp
Türkçe dekatlon

Examples

“He entered U.C.L.A. in 1954 and played for the renowned coach John Wooden’s basketball team there while training for decathlons.”
“For now, Gray and her peers are able to compete for Olympic berths only in the seven-event heptathlon, while the decathlon is restricted to men.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Decathlons decatholicization decationization decatizer decatoic acid decaton

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