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marathon

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Noun

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

a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

any long and arduous undertaking

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Synonyms:
Marathon battle of Marathon endurance contest

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "marathon":
martian marathon marten martin merton morton
Words contain "marathon":
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Words contain "marathon" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
darius the great darius i miltiades marathon mistime endurance come in fabulous unnecessarily dehydrated more...

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