el
masculine
/maɾaˈton/
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Translation
marathon
Word origin
From Marathon, the Greek town from which a messenger is said to have run to Athens to announce victory over the Persians in 490 BC. The modern race takes its name and distance from that legend.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- Marathon
- English cognates
- marathon
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmaratones
Examples
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My brother is going to run a marathon on Sunday.
Entrenó .
He trained for months for the city marathon.
¿ kilómetros ?
How many kilometres is a marathon?
¡ !
He finished the marathon in under four hours!
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We watched a film marathon all night long.
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