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hep·tath·lon /hepˈtæθlən/ noun [singular] a women’s sports competition involving seven running, jumping, and throwing events 女子七项全能运动Examples from the Corpusheptathlon• Johnson must score 5,600 points in the seven-event heptathlon to automatically qualify for the trials, June 14-23 in Atlanta.• A month ago at a one-day test heptathlon in Tucson, she threw almost 160 feet compared to 136-7 Friday.• The Brit athletics superstar found Olympic gold in the heptathlon after two days of severe punishment.Origin heptathlon (1900-2000) Greek hepta (HAPTAGON) + athlon “competition”hep·tath·lon nounChineseSyllable seven a competition Corpus involving running, sports women’s |