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語源

Biathlon involves cross-country skiing (top) and rifle shooting. It is contested at both the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

From bi- (prefix meaning ‘two; both’) +‎ -athlon (suffix meaning ‘contest’), modelled after pentathlon.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /baɪˈæθlən/, /-lɒn/
• (General American) IPA: /baɪˈæθˌlɑn/
• ハイフネーション: bi‧ath‧lon

名詞

biathlon (countable and uncountable, plural biathlons)

1. (winter sports, uncountable) Racing combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
2. (winter sports, countable) A particular instance of such a race.

使用する際の注意点

Not to be confused with biathle (“an athletic contest consisting of running and swimming”) or duathlon (“an athletic contest consisting of cycling and running”).

上位語

等位語

• duathlon · triathlon · quadrathlon · tetrathlon · pentathlon · hexathlon · heptathlon · octathlon · decathlon · pentadecathlon
• aquathlon · skiathlon

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アナグラム

• bitanhol