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pentathlon

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Noun — An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πένταθλον (péntathlon), formed from πέντε (pénte, “five”) and ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”); by surface analysis, penta- + -athlon.

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