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Vinony

marathon

noun

  1. type of race
  2. grueling event
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmæɹəθən/ / /ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/ / /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/

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Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.

  1. A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
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noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn). Doublet of marathon.

  1. Former name of Snickers (“chocolate bar brand”).

verb

Etymology: From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.

  1. To run a marathon.

    “In less than two years, they and their family and friends have skydived, marathoned, tray-baked and dinner-danced their way to £130,000 for Duchenne research through their help4harry campaign.”

  2. To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

    “We're going to marathon Star Trek next weekend.”