-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
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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
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
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
Yet, till thon spirt of hot tar blinded me, No chap was cuter in all the countryside, Or better at a bargain; and it took 4 A nimble tongue to bandy words with mine.
From Krindlesyke by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson
"Not only is it Charlie's, but it's a nice handy thing, thon!"
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
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