-athon
suffix /-ə.θɒn/
/-θɑːn/ Definition
› added to the end of words referring to an activity or event, especially one that has been organized to raise money for charity, to show that it continues for a long time: a 24-hour dance-athon a walkathonEvents and occurrencesAccidents and disastersLong periods of timeMorphology and parts of words
(Definition of -athon suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- a close/near thing idiom
- action noun (ACTIVITY)
- all-nighter noun
- back story noun
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry/pageant idiom
- binge noun
- coincidence noun
- development noun (THING THAT HAPPENS)
- event noun
- happening noun
- history noun (PARTICULAR RECORD)
- incident noun
- jamboree noun
- milestone noun (IMPORTANT EVENT)
- near miss noun (HIT)
- past noun (TIME BEFORE)
- spectacle noun (UNUSUAL EVENT)
- synchronicity noun
- to-ing and fro-ing noun
- turn of events noun
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