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heptathlon

/hɛpˈtæθlɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
hep-tathlon
IPA
/hɛpˈtæθlɒn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon)bor. English -athlon English heptathlon From hepta- + -athlon.

Inflected Forms

heptathlons (plural) heptathla (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heptathlete

Questions

How do you pronounce heptathlon?
The recorded pronunciation is /hɛpˈtæθlɒn/.
What does heptathlon mean?
An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.
Where does heptathlon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder. Ancient Greek ἆθλον (âthlon)bor. English -athlon English heptathlon From hepta- + -athlon.

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