-thon
suffix
indicating a large-scale event or operation of a specified kind
-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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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'm thinking Master Neal himself would look twice e'er he swam into thon dark hole.
From The Northern Iron by George A. Birmingham
Coorse I daresay you may go and become a great man wi' it but you're more like to become a cratur like thon that was in as not.
From The Turn of the Road A Play in Two Scenes and an Epilogue by Rutherford Mayne
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