marathonn.

Brit.

/ˈmarəθ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈmɛrəˌθɑn/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Μαραθών.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Μαραθών, name of a deme on the north-east coast of Attica in Greece, the site of an Athenian victory over an invading Persian army in 490 b.c.Herodotus ( History vi) records that the herald Pheidippides ran the 150 miles from Athens to Sparta to secure aid before the battle, but the distance of the modern race was based on a later tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (22 miles) with news of victory, but fell dead on arrival. The first marathon race of modern times was run at the 1896 Olympics. The present distance of 26 miles 385 yards has been run at the Olympics since 1908, but was not officially adopted as the standard until later. Sense 2 has given rise to the suffix -athon comb. form.

1. A long-distance running race, usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42·195 km). Also: a race of this length in swimming, etc. Frequently attributive (esp. in marathon race, marathon run).Cf. also half marathon n.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > racing specific distance

dash1836

middle distance1885

marathon1896

miling1913

four-minute mile1955

ultra1977

ultra-running1978

ultra-run1986

1896 Fortn. Rev. June 950 We now come to the great glory of the Greeks—the victory in the Marathon Race.

1904 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 31 94 A ‘Marathon run’ in Boston.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 22 July 1/3 There are two things which no one who wishes to win the Marathon can ever afford to forget.

1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiii. 173 One of the young clerks in the store had done fine in the Modified Marathon.

1932 G. Morton Myst. Hermit's End ii. 19 The latter was taking intensive training for marathon swimming. That form of sport had caught on of late.

1936 ‘R. West’ Thinking Reed iii. 89 He had strode through the twenty-four hours at the pace of a Marathon race.

1964 M. Watman Encycl. Athletics 108/1 Owing to the disparity in the nature, if not distance, of various courses, marathon times should not be taken too seriously.

1989 Oxf. Times Sept. Limited Edition Suppl. 11/3 The marathon itself (just over 26 miles) is..not to be taken lightly.

1997 K. Reichs Déjà Dead xi. 134 My battered legs trembled as though I'd just run a marathon.

2. Any long-distance race, competition, or event calling for endurance, esp. one undertaken in order to raise money or publicize a cause.

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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

all comersc1450

after-gamea1500

fore-game1594

revenge1616

plate1639

set-to1743

return match1753

bye1754

scrub-race1791

anybody's game (also race, match)1826

return1834

barney1843

bonspiel1858

handicap1861

pennant1865

home-and-home1868

benefit match1871

run-off1873

international1877

American tournament1878

Grand Prix1879

single1884

friendly1885

all-comers1889

pair1890

championship1893

round robin1894

replay1895

Olympiad1896

junior varsity1902

lightning tournament1903

rematch1903

road trip1903

pickup1905

freestyle1906

marathon1908

test1908

Derby1909

scrimmage1910

eliminator1911

twosome1911

triala1914

quadrangular1916

slug-fest1916

varsity match1921

needle contest1922

curtain jerker1923

needle match1923

open1926

needle fight1927

knock-out1928

shirt1930

masters1933

pro-amateur1934

tune-up1934

World Cup1934

pro-am1937

state1941

sizzler1942

runathon1943

mismatch1954

run-out1955

match-up1959

squeaker1961

triple-header1961

Super Bowl1967

invitational1968

needle game1970

major1976

slobberknocker1986

1908 Daily Chron. 5 Nov. 1/2 A competition..under a title of ‘The Murphy Marathon’ was decided last night... It was intended that the contestants should..peel a quarter of a hundredweight of potatoes.

1928 Daily Express 2 July 11/5 The dance marathon here ended at midnight, nine couples left in the competition stopping together after twenty days of continuous dancing.

1968 Radio Times 28 Nov. 8/3 The London-Sydney Motor Marathon. Progress Reports.

1975 New Yorker 10 Mar. 100/2 It's an album of pictures: line dancing, marathon dancing, the Lindy.

1981 Nordic Skiing Jan. 9/1 The event is one of eight marathons for citizen racers which comprise the Great American Ski Chase.

1993 New Scientist 21 Aug. 5/2 During the charity dance marathon, the DJ played only three heavy metal records suitable for headbanging.

3. In extended use: an event or activity of especially long duration, or indulged in to excess. Frequently attributive.

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the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > something having long duration

a work of time1622

perennial1748

marathon1915

1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship x. 185 ‘That was a bit of a Marathon, wasn't it?’ He measured the distance across the lawn with a humorous eye.

1949 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Oct. 18/3 A bit breathless from the ten-day marathon of sloganeering.

1951 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 29 Nov. 3 The House of Commons finally went home..after sitting through a marathon session of 20 hours and 20 minutes.

1967 Listener 3 Aug. 141/2 The spirited exchange of letters between Bernard Shaw, Julian Huxley and others..—referred to in the office as the metabiological marathon.

1971 Britannica Bk. of Year 1970 779/2 Marathon, specif., a group session in which members remain together for an extended period (as 24 hours) and interact openly and responsively so as to increase self-understanding.

1972 Daily Tel. 2 June 2/3 The question whether a judge and special assessors should replace the conventional jury in complicated and marathon criminal cases.

1981 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 107 So is the gradual conversion of Christmas from a winter festival of family reunion into a TV-watching marathon.

1995 Unique June 32/2 I had just started having sex with Steve when we had a marathon sex session in my room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	marathon
释义	marathonn. Brit. /ˈmarəθ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmɛrəˌθɑn/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek Μαραθών. Etymology: < ancient Greek Μαραθών, name of a deme on the north-east coast of Attica in Greece, the site of an Athenian victory over an invading Persian army in 490 b.c.Herodotus ( History vi) records that the herald Pheidippides ran the 150 miles from Athens to Sparta to secure aid before the battle, but the distance of the modern race was based on a later tradition that a messenger ran from Marathon to Athens (22 miles) with news of victory, but fell dead on arrival. The first marathon race of modern times was run at the 1896 Olympics. The present distance of 26 miles 385 yards has been run at the Olympics since 1908, but was not officially adopted as the standard until later. Sense 2 has given rise to the suffix -athon comb. form. 1. A long-distance running race, usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42·195 km). Also: a race of this length in swimming, etc. Frequently attributive (esp. in marathon race, marathon run).Cf. also half marathon n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > [noun] > racing specific distance dash1836 middle distance1885 marathon1896 miling1913 four-minute mile1955 ultra1977 ultra-running1978 ultra-run1986 1896 Fortn. Rev. June 950 We now come to the great glory of the Greeks—the victory in the Marathon Race. 1904 Jrnl. Nerv. & Mental Dis. 31 94 A ‘Marathon run’ in Boston. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 22 July 1/3 There are two things which no one who wishes to win the Marathon can ever afford to forget. 1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn xiii. 173 One of the young clerks in the store had done fine in the Modified Marathon. 1932 G. Morton Myst. Hermit's End ii. 19 The latter was taking intensive training for marathon swimming. That form of sport had caught on of late. 1936 ‘R. West’ Thinking Reed iii. 89 He had strode through the twenty-four hours at the pace of a Marathon race. 1964 M. Watman Encycl. Athletics 108/1 Owing to the disparity in the nature, if not distance, of various courses, marathon times should not be taken too seriously. 1989 Oxf. Times Sept. Limited Edition Suppl. 11/3 The marathon itself (just over 26 miles) is..not to be taken lightly. 1997 K. Reichs Déjà Dead xi. 134 My battered legs trembled as though I'd just run a marathon. 2. Any long-distance race, competition, or event calling for endurance, esp. one undertaken in order to raise money or publicize a cause. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1908 Daily Chron. 5 Nov. 1/2 A competition..under a title of ‘The Murphy Marathon’ was decided last night... It was intended that the contestants should..peel a quarter of a hundredweight of potatoes. 1928 Daily Express 2 July 11/5 The dance marathon here ended at midnight, nine couples left in the competition stopping together after twenty days of continuous dancing. 1968 Radio Times 28 Nov. 8/3 The London-Sydney Motor Marathon. Progress Reports. 1975 New Yorker 10 Mar. 100/2 It's an album of pictures: line dancing, marathon dancing, the Lindy. 1981 Nordic Skiing Jan. 9/1 The event is one of eight marathons for citizen racers which comprise the Great American Ski Chase. 1993 New Scientist 21 Aug. 5/2 During the charity dance marathon, the DJ played only three heavy metal records suitable for headbanging. 3. In extended use: an event or activity of especially long duration, or indulged in to excess. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > something having long duration a work of time1622 perennial1748 marathon1915 1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship x. 185 ‘That was a bit of a Marathon, wasn't it?’ He measured the distance across the lawn with a humorous eye. 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 13 Oct. 18/3 A bit breathless from the ten-day marathon of sloganeering. 1951 N.Y. Herald-Tribune 29 Nov. 3 The House of Commons finally went home..after sitting through a marathon session of 20 hours and 20 minutes. 1967 Listener 3 Aug. 141/2 The spirited exchange of letters between Bernard Shaw, Julian Huxley and others..—referred to in the office as the metabiological marathon. 1971 Britannica Bk. of Year 1970 779/2 Marathon, specif., a group session in which members remain together for an extended period (as 24 hours) and interact openly and responsively so as to increase self-understanding. 1972 Daily Tel. 2 June 2/3 The question whether a judge and special assessors should replace the conventional jury in complicated and marathon criminal cases. 1981 G. Priestland At Large (1983) 107 So is the gradual conversion of Christmas from a winter festival of family reunion into a TV-watching marathon. 1995 Unique June 32/2 I had just started having sex with Steve when we had a marathon sex session in my room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). marathonv. Brit. /ˈmarəθ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈmɛrəˌθɑn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: marathon n. Etymology: < marathon n. rare. intransitive. To run in or as in a marathon race. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing on foot > race on foot [verb (intransitive)] > types of foot racing steeplechase1883 hurdle1896 marathon1920 1920 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 519/2 Do I have to marathon ten miles and back? 2001 Independent (Nexis) 20 Oct. I'd boxercised, marathoned and spun until my ‘buns’ were steely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896v.1920
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