-thon
suffix
indicating a large-scale event or operation of a specified kind
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-thon
1 Britishsuffix
thon
2
British
/ ðɒn /
determiner
Etymology
Origin of -thon1
C20: on the pattern of marathon
Origin of thon2
C19: of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Most of these made little impact, though one - "thon", a contraction of "that one" - got into two American dictionaries.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2015
He got unexpected help from Germany's Wilhelm Bungert, who upset Australia's No. 1 -seeded Roy Emerson in a mara thon quarterfinal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Manhattan's Lord & Taylor opened a special shop, "Great Snakes," last month, stocked it with everything from real py thon tunics to synthetic-snake robes, jackets and dresses, and fake python steamer trunks.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I hurted me han' rappin' on thon dours," she said, "so I just come in at last."
From The Weans at Rowallan by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
You’ll not catch me: I cannot— With thon in the other room.
From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
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