What does "decathlon" mean?

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

What is a synonym for "decathlon"?

Common synonyms include: bout, contest, double header, double-header, doubles, event.

Pronounced //ɖᵻˈkat̪ʰ.lɔn//.

/ɖᵻˈkat̪ʰ.lɔn/ noun

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Noun

1
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
"He entered U.C.L.A. in 1954 and played for the renowned coach John Wooden’s basketball team there while training for decathlons."
2
an athletic contest consisting of ten different events wordnet
3
A contest in science and math proving skill.

"If you participate in a decathlon you'll be throwing a discus at some point."

From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.