telethon
noun/ˈteləθɒn/
/ˈteləθɑːn/
- a very long television show, broadcast to raise money for charityTopics TV, radio and newsc2, Social issuesc2Word Origin1940s (originally US): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -thon on the pattern of marathon.
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