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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A lengthy television program to raise funds for a charity.

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  1. n. An event that brings in people to donate money through the phone via the television (TV).

Etymologies

  1. tele- + (mara)thon.

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‘telethon’ has been looked up 667 times, added to 4 lists, and has a Scrabble score of 11.