heptathlon
/hepˈtæθlɒn/hep-TATH-lon
/hɛpˈtæθlɑn/hep-TATH-lahn
Meaningseven contests
Common meaning: a seven-event athletic contest
- heptsevenLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 569 · scan
- athloncontest (Greek athlon)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἑπτά ‘seven’.
Roots
- ἑπτά Greek “seven”
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