πένταθλον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From πεντα- (penta-, five) +‎ ἆθλον (âthlon, contest).

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Noun

πέντᾱθλον (péntāthlonn (genitive πεντᾱ́θλου); second declension

  1. the contest of the five exercises, pentathlon

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