marathon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
2. Any extended or sustained activity.

Verb

1. To run a marathon.
2. (informal) To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.

Συνώνυμα

endurance contest

crash program

race

long-distance race

Με παύλα ως

mar‧a‧thon

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈmæɹəθən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From French marathon, coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance. The toponym itself comes from μάραθον (márathon, “fennel”) and refers to the prevalence of the plant in the area.