octathlon

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/ɒkˈtæθlɒn/

noun

A sporting event consisting of eight different sports or contests.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounoctathlon (plural octathlons or octathla)

plural octathlons · plural octathla

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

Origin

Translations

Catalan octatló
  • octatlóevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Chinese Mandarin 八項全能 /八项全能
  • 八項全能 /八项全能 (bāxiàng quánnéng)event in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Czech osmiboj
  • osmibojevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Danish ottekamp
  • ottekampevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Dutch achtkamp
  • achtkampevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Finnish kahdeksanottelu
  • kahdeksanotteluevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
French octathlon
  • octathlonevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
German Achtkampf
  • Achtkampfevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Japanese 八種競技, オクタスロン
  • 八種競技 (hasshu kyōgi)event in which contestants compete in eight different sports
  • オクタスロン (okutasuron)event in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Korean 팔종경기
  • 팔종경기 (paljonggyeonggi)event in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Portuguese octatlo
  • octatloevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Romanian octatlon
  • octatlonevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Russian восьмибо́рье
  • восьмибо́рье (vosʹmibórʹje)event in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Slovak osemboj
  • osembojevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Spanish octatlón
  • octatlónevent in which contestants compete in eight different sports
Cite this entry
APA

octathlon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octathlon

MLA

“octathlon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octathlon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octathlon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octathlon.

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