[Ads-l] Antedating of "Decathlete"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Terrific antedating, Peter !

Fred Shapiro


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1926, in a book about Finland, on HathiTrust.

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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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