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de·cath·lon

decathlon

 
pronunciation:
dih kaeth lan
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part of speech: noun
definition: an athletic contest in which each participant competes in ten different track and field events over a period of two days.
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The word decathlon contains the following part:
deca, dec, deci, deka Greek root that means ten, tenth