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marathon


Main Entry: mar·a·thon
Pronunciation: \ˈmer-ə-ˌthän, ˈma-rə-\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Marathon, Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 b.c., the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner
Date: 1896

1 : a long-distance race: a : a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers) b : a race other than a footrace marked especially by great length
2 a : an endurance contest b : something (as an event, activity, or session) characterized by great length or concentrated effort


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