pentathlon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an athletic contest consisting of five different events

WordNet


Pen*tath"lon noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. five + a contest.
Definitions
  1. (Gr. Antiq.) A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear.

Webster 1913