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half marathon

half marathon noun: a running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

Noun

half marathon (plural half marathons)

  1. A running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.

Forms of half marathon

pluralhalf marathons
alternative formhalf-marathon

Words formed from half marathon

Questions about half marathon

What does half marathon mean?
Half marathon means a running race over the distance of 21.0975 km, half the length of a marathon.
What part of speech is half marathon?
Half marathon is a noun.
What is the plural of half marathon?
The plural of half marathon is half marathons.

Words near half marathon in the dictionary

  1. half joke
  2. half joked
  3. half jokes
  4. half joking
  5. half lit
  6. half marathon
  7. half marathons
  8. half mask
  9. half masks
  10. half mast
  11. half measure

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