pentathlon
/penˈtæθlən/noun
उच्चारण पेन्टैथ्लन
पेंटाथलॉन, पाँच खेलों की प्रतियोगिता
Advanced word
noun
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a sporting event in which people compete in five different sports
पेंटाथलॉन, पाँच खेलों की प्रतियोगिता
- She won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon.
- The ancient Greek pentathlon included running, jumping, wrestling and throwing the discus and the javelin.
◇Word family
pentathlete noun
§Grammar and usage
Pentathlon has three syllables, pen-TATH-lon (not 'pentathalon').
Pentathlon के तीन syllables हैं, pen-TATH-lon ('pentathalon' गलत है)।
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One-word substitution
A contest of five events is a pentathlon, of seven events a heptathlon, and of ten events a decathlon.
पाँच स्पर्धाओं की प्रतियोगिता pentathlon, सात की heptathlon और दस की decathlon कहलाती है।