transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmer-ə-ˌthän, ˈma-rə- ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Marathon, Greece, site of a victory of Greeks over Persians in 490 B.C., the news of which was carried to Athens by a long-distance runner
Date: 1896
1. : a long-distance race:
a. : a footrace run on an open course usually of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers)
b. : a race other than a footrace marked especially by great length
2.
a. : an endurance contest
b. : something (as an event, activity, or session) characterized by great length or concentrated effort