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Marathon

2 stages from Greek to English.

Today it means a long-distance running race of just over 26 miles, or any long, demanding event
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Marathon
Greek · c. 490 BC
"a town near Athens"
the site of a famous battle; legend says a runner raced from there to Athens to announce victory
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marathon
English · 1896
"a long-distance running race"
adopted for the long-distance race at the first modern Olympics
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