Meaning Of The Word Marathon

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marathon
countable noun: A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of just over 26 miles, which is about 42 km.

Marathon in American English
a footrace of 26 miles, 385 yards, run over an open course, esp. as an event of the Olympic games or as an annual event in some cities
ancient Greek village in E Attica, or a plain nearby, where the Athenians under Miltiades defeated the Persians under Darius I (490 b.c.)
noun: a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. (42 km 195 m)
noun: a son of Epopeus and the father of Corinthus

marathon in British English
noun: a plain in Attica northeast of Athens: site of a victory of the Athenians and Plataeans over the Persians (490 bc)
noun: a race on foot of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 kilometres): an event in the modern Olympics

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