Half-marathon

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of half marathon. alt-of, alternative

    "They did not expect to complete the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon, but decided to “just pretend — at least we’ll walk and talk.”"

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"They did not expect to complete the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon, but decided to “just pretend — at least we’ll walk and talk.”"

Etymology

From half- + marathon.

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