"heptathlon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɛpˈtæθlɒn/ Forms: heptathlons [plural], heptathla [plural]
Etymology: hepta- + -athlon Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hepta|athlon}} hepta- + -athlon Head templates: {{en-noun|+|heptathla}} heptathlon (plural heptathlons or heptathla)
  1. (athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport. Wikipedia link: heptathlon Categories (topical): Athletics Related terms: heptathlete Translations (athletic contest): седмобой (sedmoboj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), heptatló [masculine] (Catalan), 七項全能 (Chinese Mandarin), 七项全能 (qīxiàng quánnéng) (Chinese Mandarin), sedmiboj [masculine] (Czech), syvkamp [common-gender] (Danish), zevenkamp [masculine] (Dutch), seitsenottelu (Finnish), heptathlon [masculine] (French), Siebenkampf [masculine] (German), hétpróba (Hungarian), sjöþraut [feminine] (Icelandic), eptathlon [masculine] (Italian), eptatlon [masculine] (Italian), heptathlon [masculine] (Italian), 칠종경기 (chiljonggyeonggi) (Korean), седмобој (sedmoboj) [masculine] (Macedonian), хептатлон (heptatlon) [masculine] (Macedonian), sjukamp [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjukamp [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), siedmiobój [masculine] (Polish), heptatlo [masculine] (Portuguese), heptatlon [neuter] (Romanian), heptatlón [masculine] (Spanish), sjukamp [common-gender] (Swedish), heptatlon (Turkish)

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