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-athlon

-athlon suffix: contest.

Suffix

-athlon

  1. Contest

Origin of -athlon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon, “contest”).

Questions about -athlon

What does -athlon mean?
-athlon means contest.
What part of speech is -athlon?
-athlon is a suffix.

Words near -athlon in the dictionary

  1. -asvir
  2. -ata
  3. -ate
  4. -ated
  5. -ates
  6. -athlon
  7. -athon
  8. -athons
  9. -atic
  10. -atim
  11. -ating

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