Marathonian
[ mar-uh-thoh-nee-uh n ]
/ ˌmær əˈθoʊ ni ən /
adjective
of or relating to Marathon.
noun
a native or inhabitant of Marathon.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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Example sentences from the Web for marathonian
Or was Theseus in a passion when he seized on the horns of the Marathonian bull?
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations|Marcus Tullius CiceroThere is laid the scene of the fable of the Marathonian bull, which Theseus killed.