telethon

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