Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-marathon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: half--marathon
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of half marathon.

Example Sentences

"They did not expect to complete the 13.1 miles of a half-marathon, but decided to “just pretend — at least we’ll walk and talk.”"
"The group will be on the starting line Sunday for the return of one of the country’s largest half-marathons."

Etymology

From half- + marathon.

Inflected Forms

half-marathons (plural)

Questions

What does half-marathon mean?: Alternative form of half marathon.
Where does half-marathon come from?: From half- + marathon.

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