Marathon in English dictionary

  • marathon

    Meanings and definitions of "Marathon"

    • A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
    • (figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
    • noun
      A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
    • noun
      (figuratively, by extension)
      Any extended or sustained activity.
    • verb
      To run a marathon.
    • verb
      (informal, transitive)
      To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
    • A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards, 42,195 m.
    • Road race
    • Any extended or sustained activity
    • noun
      any long and arduous undertaking
    • noun
      a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

    Synonyms of "Marathon" in English dictionary

    endurance contest, project, task are the top synonyms of "Marathon" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Marathon

    • marathon ( plural  marathons)
    • marathon (plural marathons)
    • marathon (third-person singular simple present marathons, present participle marathoning, simple past and past participle marathoned)
  • Marathon

    Meanings and definitions of "Marathon"

    • proper
      A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
    • noun
      a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians

    Synonyms of "Marathon" in English dictionary

    Another word for "Marathon" in the English thesaurus is battle of Marathon.

    • battle of Marathon

      a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians

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