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1. (n.) marathon
a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. (42 km 195 m).
2. marathon
any long-distance race.
3. marathon
an extended contest or event requiring great endurance:
a dance marathon.
4. (n.) Marathon
a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 b .c .
5. Marathon
an ancient village near this plain.
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| Definition of 'marathon' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) marathon, endurance contest
any long and arduous undertaking
2. (noun) marathon
a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
3. (noun) Marathon, battle of Marathon
a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
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1. (noun) marathon
a running race of 26 miles or 42 km
to run the New York marathon
2. marathon
sth that takes a very long time
a shopping marathon
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| Definitions of 'marathon' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. marathon
a village, 22 m. NE. of Athens, on the sea border of a plain where the Greeks under Miltiades on a world-famous occasion defeated the Persians under Darius in 480 B.C.; the plain on which the battle was fought extends between mountains on the W. and the sea on the E.
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Sense: a long-distance footrace, usually 42km 195m (26 miles 385 yd)
He came third in the marathon; (
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 Arabic: مرثون: سِباق عَدْو طَويل |
 Bulgarian: маратон |
 Brazilian: maratona |
 Czech: maratón(ský) |
 German: der Marathonlauf; Maratho |
 Danish: maraton; maratonløb |
 Greek: μαραθώνιος |
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 Estonian: maraton |
 Farsi: ماراتن |
 Finnish: maraton |
 French: marathon |
 Hebrew: מָרָתוֹן |
 Hindi: लम्बी दौड़, बहुत लम्बा |
 Croatian: maraton |
 Hungarian: maratoni futás; (jelzőkén |
 Indonesian: maraton |
 Icelandic: maraþonhlaup |
 Italian: maratona |
 Japanese: マラソン |
 Korean: 마라톤 경주 |
 Lithuanian: maratonas |
 Latvian: maratons |
 Malay: maraton |
 Dutch: marathon |
 Norwegian: maraton(løp) |
 Polish: maraton |
 Persian: ماراتن |
 Pashto: مردون د ځغاستلو لوبه |
 Portuguese: maratona |
 Romanian: maraton |
 Russian: марафон |
 Slovak: maratón; maratónsky |
 Slovenian: maraton |
 Serbian: maraton |
 Swedish: maraton |
 Thai: การแข่งวิ่งมาราธอน |
 Turkish: maraton (koşusu) |
 Taiwanese: 馬拉松長跑 |
 Ukrainian: марафонський біг |
 Urdu: لمبی دوڑ |
 Vietnamese: chạy ma-ra-tông |
 Chinese: 马拉松长跑 |
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