-athon
a suffix extracted from marathon, occurring as the final element in compounds which have the general sense “an event, as a sale or contest, drawn out to unusual length, often until a prearranged goal, as the contribution of a certain amount of money, is reached”: walkathon; readathon .
also -thon, word-forming element denoting prolonged activity and usually some measure of endurance, abstracted from marathon. E.g. walkathon (1931), skatathon (1933); talkathon (1948); telethon (1949).
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of or relating to Mount Athos.
- Athos
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long. a headland on this peninsula. 6350 feet (1935 meters) long. Historical Examples “Perfectly,” said Athos, taking leave of him with […]
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athr allothreonine
- Athrepsia
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- Athrill
affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively): After the first surprise, he found himself athrill with a sense of discovery. Historical Examples While Wheaton swayed between fear and hope, the community was athrill with excitement. The Main Chance Meredith Nicholson I am yet fresh from it, and athrill […]