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Etymology
Ancient Greek �α�αθ�ν, Marath�n, a town northeast of Athens. w:Phidippides_(Marathon_runner)|Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the w:Battle of Marathon|Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance.
Pronunciation
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! British
| /�mær�θ�n/ || <tt> /"m{r@T@n/ </tt>
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! GenAm?
| /�mær��θ�n/, <br> /�m�r��θ�n/ || <tt>/"m{r@%TAn/, <br> /"mEr@%TAn/</tt>
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Hyphenation: mar·a·thon
Noun
marathon or Marathon (plural: marathons)
#A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) run that used to run all the way to Athens. This sport continues into the modern era, though with different routes.
#any extended or sustained activity
#:He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
Translations
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Bulgarian: ма�а�он (maraton) m
Catalan: Marató f
Dutch: #Dutch|marathon m
Finnish: maraton
French: #French|marathon m
German: Marathon m
Greek, Modern: μα�αθ�νιο� (marathonios)
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Interlingua: Marathon
Italian: maratona f
Latin: Marathon
Portuguese: maratona f
Spanish: maratón m
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trans-top|any extended or sustained activity
Finnish: maraton
German: Marathon m
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Derived terms
marathoner
half marathon
ultramarathon
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