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mar·a·thon
I. \ˈmarəˌthän also ˈmer- sometimes -_thən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: Marathon, ancient town in east central Greece where in 490 B.C. the Greeks won a victory over the Persians of which the news was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner
1.
a. : a long-distance race:
(1) : a footrace run on an open course of now usually 26 miles 385 yards
(2) : a race other than a footrace (as for swimmers, skaters) marked by especially great length
b. : a competition in which participants vie with each other to see who can last the longest in doing something : a contest that tests the stamina and endurance of the contestants : an endurance contest
< a dance marathon >
< a speechmaking marathon >
2. : an activity that tests or demonstrates the stamina or endurance power of the performer
< after a marathon of autographing some 4000 copies of the first volume of his memoirs — Time >
II. adjective
also mar·a·tho·ni·an \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|thōnēən\; or mar·a·thon·ic \-|thänik\
Usage: sometimes capitalized
: belonging to or suggestive of or suited for a marathon race or competition or other activity:
a. : marked by unusual length of time
< a marathon session of Congress >
or distance
< a marathon hike >
or extent
< a speech with a marathon opening sentence >
b. : such as tests or demonstrates the stamina or endurance power of the performer
< marathonic lungpower — Newsweek >
< besides being amused by her performance, we were stunned by the marathonian ebullience — Stanley Kauffmann >
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to run a marathon or take part in marathon competition or activity
< an exhibition of marathoning >
• mar·a·thon·er \-nə(r)\ noun -s
IV. noun
(-s)
: a strong orange that is darker than pumpkin and redder and duller than cadmium orange |