Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - marathon
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Marathon
marathon
~1 n 1 a long race of about 26 miles or 42 kilometres (the Boston Marathon | run a/the marathon) (Garcia ran the marathon in just under three hours.) 2 an activity that lasts a long time and needs a lot of energy, patience, or determination (We finished the job but it was quite a marathon.) ~2 adj only before noun a marathon event lasts a long time and needs a log of energy, patience, or determination (After a marathon round of negotiations, the two leaders reached an agreement.)
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(marathons) 1. A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of 26 miles, which is about 42 km. ...running in his first marathon... Rodgers can also claim four victories in the New York Marathon. N-COUNT 2. If you use marathon to describe an event or task, you are emphasizing that it takes a long time and is very tiring. People make marathon journeys to buy glass here. ...a marathon session of talks with government representatives. ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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geographical name 1. plain E Greece in Attica NE of Athens on the Aegean 2. ancient town on the plain MARATHON noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Marathon, Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 B.C., the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner Date: 1896 1. a long-distance race: a. a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers) b. a race other than a footrace marked especially by great length 2. a. an endurance contest b. something (as an event, activity, or session) characterized by great length or concentrated effort ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a long-distance running race, usu. of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 km). 2 a long-lasting or difficult task, operation, etc. (often attrib.: a marathon shopping expedition). Derivatives marathoner n. Etymology: Marathon in Greece, scene of a victory over the Persians in 490 BC: a messenger was said to have run to Athens with the news, but the account has no authority ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. марафон, марафонский бег, марафонский заплыв и т. п. marathon cycling race —- многодневная велосипедная гонка 2. дистанция марафонского бега 3. длительная деятельность dance marathon —- танцевальный марафон marathon session —- разг. беспробудное пьянство; беспрерывная джазовая импровизация и т. п. it was a marathon speech of 6 hours —- это была шестичасовая речь - настоящий марафон ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1896, marathon race, from story of Gk. hero Pheidippides, who ran the 26 miles to Athens from the Plains of Marathon to tell of the allied Greek victory there over Persian army, 490 B.C.E. Introduced as an athletic event in the 1896 revival of the Olympic Games, and quickly extended to mean "any very long event or activity." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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