[Ads-l] Antedating of "Decathlete"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Fri Aug 2 00:23:08 UTC 2024


decathlete (OED 1968)

1960 Coventry Evening Telegraph 5 Aug. 17/1 (Newspapers.com)

Decathlete Kutznyetsov has made a great contribution to world athletics.


Fred Shapiro


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