OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5650

marathon

/ˈmæɹəθən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
maratón
A 42.195-kilometre (26-mile-385-yard) road race.
maratón
Any extended or sustained activity.
He had a cleaning marathon the night before his girlfriend came over.
I learned from the marathon that to finish a race you simply keep running.
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