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ultramarathon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
ul-tra-ma-rathon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek μάραθον (márathon) Ancient Greek -ών (-ṓn) Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn)lbor. French marathonubor. English marathon English ultramarathon From ultra- + marathon.

Inflected Forms

ultramarathons (plural)

Derived Forms

ultramarathoner ultramarathoning

Phrases

ultra distance running ultra running

Frequently Paired Words

ultra distance running ultra running

Questions

What does ultramarathon mean?
A running race over a distance longer than 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yard), the length of a standard marathon.
Where does ultramarathon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek μάραθον (márathon) Ancient Greek -ών (-ṓn) Ancient Greek Μαραθών (Marathṓn)lbor. French marathonubor. English marathon English ultramarathon From ultra- + marathon.

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