a very long television show, broadcast to raise money for charity Topics TV, radio and newsc2, Social issuesc2(为募捐播放的)长时间的电视节目,马拉松式电视节目 Word Origin1940s (originally US): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -thon on the pattern of marathon.
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