מרתון

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מרתון

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Borrowed from French marathon (and reinforced by cognates), coined in 1894 by linguist Michel Bréal for the first modern time Olympic Games after Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn), a town northeast of Athens. Phidippides the Greek ran the distance from Marathon to Athens to deliver a message regarding the Battle of Marathon. The modern sport of marathon running is based on a run approximately the same distance.

noun מָרָתוֹן · máraton · מָרָתוֹנִים · מָרָתוֹן־ · מָרָתוֹנֵי־ · מאראתון

A marathon, road race.
broadly, figuratively Any extended or sustained activity, a marathon.

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marathon road race

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MLA

"מרתון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

מרתון. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F

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"מרתון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {מרתון},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9E%D7%A8%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}