Marathonian

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adjective

Of or relating to Marathon in ancient Greece.

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Meanings

adjectiveMarathonian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to Marathon in ancient Greece.

    […] not even the magnificent fiction of the Marathonian warrior-poet could have rendered righteous the sacrilege of Prometheus’ mutiny against the will of the omnipotent father of gods and man.

    1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “IV. Prometheus”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 115
nounMarathonian (plural Marathonians)

plural Marathonians

  1. A native or inhabitant of Marathon in ancient Greece.

Origin

From Marathon + -ian.

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APA

Marathonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marathonian

MLA

“Marathonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marathonian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marathonian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marathonian.

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