TOP

Definition of telethon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

telethon

noun
 
/ˈteləθɒn/
 
/ˈteləθɑːn/
jump to other results
  1. a very long television show, broadcast to raise money for charityTopics TV, radio and newsc2, Social issuesc2
    Word Origin1940s (originally US): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -thon on the pattern of marathon.
See telethon in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
influence
verb
 
 
From the Word list
OPAL spoken words
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day