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marathon


Mar·a·thon

M0099400 (măr′ə-thŏn′) A village and plain of ancient Greece northeast of Athens. It was the site of a major Athenian victory over the Persians in 490 bc.

mar·a·thon

M0099400 (măr′ə-thŏn′)n.1. Sports a. A cross-country footrace of 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 kilometers).b. A long-distance race other than a footrace: a swimming marathon.2. a. A contest of endurance: a dance marathon.b. An event or activity that requires prolonged effort, endurance, or attention.
[After Marathon (so called because a messenger ran from there to Athens to announce a victory over the Persians in 490 bc).]

marathon

(ˈmærəθən) n1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a race on foot of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 kilometres): an event in the modern Olympics2. a. any long or arduous task, assignment, etcb. (as modifier): a marathon effort. [referring to the feat of the messenger who ran more than 20 miles from Marathon to Athens to bring the news of victory in 490 bc]

Marathon

(ˈmærəθən) n (Placename) a plain in Attica northeast of Athens: site of a victory of the Athenians and Plataeans over the Persians (490 bc)

mar•a•thon

(ˈmær əˌθɒn, -θən)

n. 1. a foot race over a course measuring 26 mi. 385 yd. (42 km 195 m). 2. any long-distance race. 3. an extended contest or event requiring great endurance: a dance marathon. [1896; allusion to Pheidippides' 26-mi. (42-km) run from Marathon to Athens to carry news of the Greek victory over the Persians]

Mar•a•thon

(ˈmær əˌθɒn)

n. 1. a plain in SE Greece, in Attica: the Athenians defeated the Persians here 490 B.C. 2. an ancient village near this plain.
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Noun1.marathon - any long and arduous undertakingmarathon - any long and arduous undertaking endurance contestproject, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
2.marathon - a footrace of 26 miles 385 yardsmarathon - a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards foot race, footrace, run - a race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
3.marathon - a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the PersiansMarathon - a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persiansbattle of MarathonEllas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Translations
马拉松赛马拉松长跑

marathon

(ˈmӕrəθən) , ((American) -θon) noun a long-distance footrace, usually 42km 195m (26 miles 385 yd). He came third in the marathon; (also adjective) a marathon race/discussion. 馬拉松長跑 马拉松长跑

marathon

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Marathon


Marathon

(mâr`əthŏn), village and plain, ancient Greece, 20 mi (32 km) NE of Athens. Here the Athenians and Plataeans under MiltiadesMiltiades
, d. 489 B.C., Athenian general who commanded at Marathon. He succeeded his uncle as ruler (c.524 B.C.) of an Athenian dependency in the Gallipoli Peninsula. He accompanied (c.513) Darius in the Persian expedition into Scythia.
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 defeated a Persian army in 490 B.C. (see Persian WarsPersian Wars,
500 B.C.–449 B.C., series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire. The writings of Herodotus, who was born c.484 B.C., are the great source of knowledge of the history of the wars.
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Marathon

 

an ancient Greek settlement on a plain of the same name in Attica (40 km northeast of Athens), in the vicinity of which a battle occurred on Sept. 13, 490 B.C., during the Greco-Persian Wars.

The Greek forces (11,000) were formed into a phalanx by the military leader Miltiades at the entrance to the Marathon valley; as a defense against a flanking movement by the Persian cavalry the strengthened flanks of the phalanx were protected by forested mountain spurs and abatis that were brought out in front. The Greeks attacked the Persians (about 20,000), who had landed by ship, with a “running march,” but they were counterattacked by Persian infantry bowmen, who broke through the weak center of the Greek phalanx. At the same time the strong elite detachments of Greeks overran the Persian cavalry and light infantry on the flanks and then defeated the Persian infantry in the center. Since the Greeks interrupted their pursuit of the Persians fleeing to the shore in order to bury their dead (192 men), the Persians managed to board their ships and sail to sea. At Marathon, Greek hoplites, moving in phalanx formation, defeated the more numerous but less organized and cohesive Persian Army.

marathon

modern races, more than 26 miles, commemorate feat of Pheidippides. [World Sports: Benét, 633]See: Athleticism

Marathon

plain near Athens where Greeks defeated Persians in 490 B.C. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 633]See: Battle

marathon

a race on foot of 26 miles 385 yards (42.195 kilometres): an event in the modern Olympics

Marathon

a plain in Attica northeast of Athens: site of a victory of the Athenians and Plataeans over the Persians (490 bc)

marathon


Drug slang A regionally popular term for amphetamine, especially when taken non-stop for an extended period of time
Sports medicine A foot race measuring 26.2 miles/42.2 km; muscle changes in marathon runners: local muscle tenderness, pain, swelling, inflammation
Vox populi adjective Referring to a prolonged, arduous task, as in a marathon negotiation
noun A prolonged, arduous task, as in ‘negotiating marathon’

marathon

Sports medicine A foot race measuring 26.2 miles/42.2 km; muscle changes in marathon runners: local muscle tenderness, pain, swelling, inflammation. See Ultramarathon.

marathon


  • noun

Synonyms for marathon

noun any long and arduous undertaking

Synonyms

  • endurance contest

Related Words

  • project
  • task
  • undertaking
  • labor

noun a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

Related Words

  • foot race
  • footrace
  • run

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

Synonyms

  • battle of Marathon

Related Words

  • Ellas
  • Greece
  • Hellenic Republic
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