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-athon

-athon suffix: an event, usually collaborative, characterized by intense activity, effort, and time spent in connection to a specific theme or goal.

Suffix

-athon (noun-forming suffix, plural -athons)

  1. An event, usually collaborative, characterized by intense activity, effort, and time spent in connection to a specific theme or goal.
    1. A such event focused on attracting fundraising for charity.

Forms of -athon

plural-athons
alternative form-a-thon
alternative form-thon

Origin of -athon

Rebracketing of marathon.

Questions about -athon

What does -athon mean?
-athon means an event, usually collaborative, characterized by intense activity, effort, and time spent in connection to a specific theme or goal.
What part of speech is -athon?
-athon is a suffix.

Words near -athon in the dictionary

  1. -ata
  2. -ate
  3. -ated
  4. -ates
  5. -athlon
  6. -athon
  7. -athons
  8. -atic
  9. -atim
  10. -ating
  11. -ation

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