‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; five + &unr_; a contest. ] (Gr. Antiq.) 1. A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest made up of a running broad jump, throwing the javelin, a 200-meter run, throwing the discus, and a 1500-meter run. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]