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dodecathlon

dodecathlon noun: a gymnastics competition comprising twelve subcompetitions.

Noun

dodecathlon

  1. A gymnastics competition comprising twelve subcompetitions.

Origin of dodecathlon

Seemingly from Ancient Greek δωδέκαθλος (dōdékathlos, “twelve labors”), referring to the twelve labors of Hercules.

Questions about dodecathlon

What does dodecathlon mean?
Dodecathlon means a gymnastics competition comprising twelve subcompetitions.
What part of speech is dodecathlon?
Dodecathlon is a noun.

Words near dodecathlon in the dictionary

  1. dodecasyllable
  2. dodecasyllables
  3. dodecatemories
  4. dodecatemory
  5. Dodecatheism
  6. dodecathlon
  7. dodecatonal
  8. dodecatriene
  9. dodecatrienes
  10. dodecene
  11. dodecenes

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