MARATHON
\mˈaɹəθən], \mˈaɹəθən], \m_ˈa_ɹ_ə_θ_ə_n]\
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a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
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any long and arduous undertaking
By Princeton University
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a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the Persians
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any long and arduous undertaking
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A race of 26 miles 385 yards in imitation of one run originally during the Olympic games at Athens, Greece, April, 1896: from the feat of a Greek runner, who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory of the Athenian arms.
By James Champlin Fernald
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