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heptathlons

heptathlons is the plural of heptathlon.

Meaning of heptathlon

Noun

heptathlon (plural heptathlons or heptathla)

  1. An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
    • [Carolina Kluft] has won her last 19 heptathlons. Only the legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee has scored higher.2008 January 26, Frank Litsky, “Swedish Star Finds Motivation in Variety”, in The New York Times

Questions about heptathlons

What is heptathlons the plural of?
Heptathlons is the plural of heptathlon.

Words near heptathlons in the dictionary

  1. heptathiocane
  2. heptathiocanes
  3. heptathlete
  4. heptathletes
  5. heptathlon
  6. heptathlons
  7. heptatitanium
  8. heptatocellular
  9. heptatomic
  10. heptatonic
  11. heptatriacontane

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