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octathlon

/ɒkˈtæθlɒn/

octathlon noun: a sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.

Noun

octathlon (plural octathlons or octathla)

  1. A sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.

Forms of octathlon

pluraloctathlons
pluraloctathla

Origin of octathlon

From octa- + -athlon.

Questions about octathlon

What does octathlon mean?
Octathlon means a sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.
What part of speech is octathlon?
Octathlon is a noun.
How do you pronounce octathlon?
Octathlon is pronounced /ɒkˈtæθlɒn/.
What is the plural of octathlon?
The plural of octathlon is octathlons.

Words near octathlon in the dictionary

  1. octasyllabics
  2. octateuch
  3. octateuchs
  4. octathlete
  5. octathletes
  6. octathlon
  7. octathlons
  8. octatomic
  9. octatonic
  10. octatonic scale
  11. octatonic scales

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