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| * ''']''', an ] joint venture | * ''']''', an ] joint venture | ||
| * The Greek word (μάραθον) for ''']''' | * The Greek word (μάραθον) for ''']''' | ||
| * '''Marathon''' was the name of a candy bar in the ], when it was changed to it's U.S name ']' in 1989, many people in the UK felt ] and some still do today (so much so that they do not buy ]). | |||
| * A ''']''' where a number of episodes of a ], or ] linked by a theme, are broadcast back to back. For example a station might have a ] marathon or ] marathon. | * A ''']''' where a number of episodes of a ], or ] linked by a theme, are broadcast back to back. For example a station might have a ] marathon or ] marathon. | ||
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Marathon has multiple meanings
- Marathon (sport), an athletic event
- Marathon, Greece (and the Battle of Marathon), after which the sport was named
- Other places with the name
- Until 1990, the name in the United Kingdom for a Snickers bar
- Marathon bar (unrelated to the candy above) is a candy that was available in the US from 1973-1982.
- The Marathon computer game
- Marathon, a Korean film
- Marathon Oil, an oil corporation
- Marathon Ashland Petroleum, an oil joint venture
- The Greek word (μάραθον) for fennel
- A television marathon where a number of episodes of a television series, or movies linked by a theme, are broadcast back to back. For example a station might have a Star Trek marathon or Robert De Niro marathon.
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