Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Marathon"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
marathon
n 1: any long and arduous undertaking [syn: {endurance contest}]
2: a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards
3: a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies
defeated the Persians [syn: {Marathon}, {battle of
Marathon}]
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