How to pronounce marathon
American English pronunciation
MAIR-uh-thon
- IPA
- /ˈmɛɹəˌθɑn/
- Syllables
- MAIR · uh · thon (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What marathon means
A running race of about 26 miles
In a sentence: Aunt Rosa trained for months to run her first marathon.
Where it comes from: It is named after Marathon, a town in Greece. Long ago a Greek runner ran from there to Athens with a message, and in 1894 the name was picked for a race of about that length.
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