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marathon

mar·a·thon

marathon · marathons

марафон, маратон

марафон

Marathon

A 42.195-kilometre road raceA 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.

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UK/ˈmæɹəθən/US/ˈmæɹəˌθɑn/

» Nobody fell behind in the marathon race.

Ніхто не відстав у марафонському бігу. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
Marathon
марафо́нmarafón
марафо́нmarafón, марато́нmaratón
(broadly, figuratively)Any extended or sustained activity.
He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
Marathon
марафо́нmarafón

More definitions

any long and arduous undertaking
a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

Examples

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Nobody fell behind in the marathon race.
Ніхто не відстав у марафонському бігу. — deniko
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Tom ran his first marathon last weekend.
На минулих вихідних Том пробіг свій перший марафон. — deniko
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One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.
Сто п'ятдесят чоловік взяли участь в марафонському бігу. — ChickenKiev
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She can run a full marathon.
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Tom ran a marathon last weekend.
deTom hat letztes Wochenende an einem Marathonlauf teilgenommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

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Origin

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Ol

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.

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