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Meaning of "thon" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THON

Of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF THON

ðɒn


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thon is a determiner.
The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES THON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thon

Thon may refer to: People ▪ Dickie Thon, Major League baseball player ▪ Konstantin Thon, Russian architect ▪ Olaf Thon, German footballer ▪ Olav Thon, Norwegian businessman ▪ Ozjasz Thon, Polish rabbi ▪ Daniel Thon, German businessman Places ▪ Thon Buri, former capital of Thailand and a current district of Bangkok Fiction and Mythology ▪ Thon, a figure from Greek mythology ▪ In the post-apocalyptic science-fiction novel A Canticle for Leibowitz, a "thon" is an academic rank similar to a "don" of today's oxonian and cantabrigian usage. ▪ In the Star Wars expanded universe, the ancient Jedi Master Thon Other ▪ Thon Colin Films, a comedy film production company directed by Lemon Otter. ▪ The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon ▪ "Thon", proposed third-person singular gender-neutral pronoun ▪ Thon rammana, a pair of Thai and Cambodian drums. ▪ -thon, a generic suffix, usually used for fundraising events like walk-a-thons or telethons, usually implying a long duration. Derived from marathon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THON

thonder · thong · thongage · thonged · Thor · thoracenteses · thoracentesis · thoraces · thoracic · thoracic duct · thoracically

WORDS THAT END LIKE THON

archon · cabochon · chon · colophon · Comrades Marathon · cornichon · gryphon · half-marathon · marathon · McMahon · Nihon · Phaethon · phon · python · radiothon · siphon · syphon · telethon · the Comrades Marathon · Typhon

Synonyms and antonyms of thon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thon» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF THON

Find out the translation of thon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thon» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

马拉松
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

thon
570 millions of speakers
en

English

thon
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Thon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثون
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

марафон
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

thon
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Thon
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

thon
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Thon
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

thon
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

マラソン
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Thon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thon
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

Thon
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

Thon
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

thon
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

thon
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Thon
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

марафон
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

thon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thon

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THON»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of thon
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «thon».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thon

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THON»

Discover the use of thon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Write-A-Thon: Write Your Book in 26 Days (And Live to Tell ...
Write-A-Thon is the first book to present an easy-to-use guide to writing a fiction or nonfiction book in a twenty-six day “marathon.” The life skills, performance techniques, and writing tools presented in Write-A-Thon are based on ...
Rochelle Melander, 2011
2
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High ...
Written by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, this book will encourage students and parents alike to energize their word power. The book has two parts—a challenge section and an answers section.
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 2007
3
Sweet Hearts
A troubled child of rape, Flint grows up with a taste for violence at a young age and embarks on a crime-filled journey to the Crow Indian Reservation with the one person he loves and trusts, his little sister Cecile.
Melanie Rae Thon, 2002
4
Game-A-Thon
Your tweens will laugh their way to an understanding of God's Word when they play these fun games. Use with curriculum or as a stand-alone activity book!
David C Cook Publishing Company, 2008
5
The American Heritage Dictionary Define-a-Thon for the High ...
Written by the editors of the American Heritage dictionaries, this book will encourage students and parents alike to energize their word power. The book has two parts—a challenge section and an answers section.
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, 2007
6
Adelheit Von Rastenberg: An English Translation
Published in 1788 and translated here for the first time in English, Adelheit von Rastenberg will be of interest to students of German literature, comparative literature, women's studies, and theater.
Eleonore Thon, Karin A. Wurst, 1996
7
First, body: stories
The author of Girls in the Grass presents another collection of her short stories, including the tale of a privileged Florida girl who reveals that the secret dangers of her life include alligators and a crippled grandfather.
Melanie Rae Thon, 1997
8
The Voice of the River: A Novel
The search for a missing boy and his dog illuminiates the inner lives of a multitude of individuals with charged needs and desires; a confession of faith, and a love song to the world.
Melanie Rae Thon, 2011
9
Affaires Du Thon À Nageoire Bleue (Nouvelle-Zélande C. ...
This volume contains the texts of written pleadings, minutes of public sittings and other documents from the proceedings in the "Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases" (New Zealand "v.
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, 2005
10
In This Light: New and Selected Stories
But not the worst thing that can happen.” In This Light shimmers with grace as a drunk young woman hits a Native American man on a desolate Montana road, a grieving slave murders the white child she nurses and loves, and two throwaway ...
Melanie Rae Thon, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thon Maker Might Have Most Devastating Crossover Of Any 7 …
The 18-year-old 7-footer out of Orangeville Prep played for Canada Elite in Wednesday night's Fab 48 tournament in Las Vegas, and as The Big Lead pointed ... «NESN.com, Jul 15»
2
Colorado judge bans "Bong-a-Thon" from townsite of Stoner
A district judge in Montezuma County on Wednesday issued an injunction against the "Bong-a-Thon" from holding their 32-year-old annual event in the small ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
Thon Maker, NBA prospect from the future, is back and scarier than …
The Thon Maker redemption story is fully underway. As the strange world of college basketball recruiting descends on the South this week for the start of July ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
4
County seeks injunction to block Colorado bong-a-thon party
CORTEZ, Colo. (AP) — Commissioners in a southwest Colorado county are seeking an injunction to stop a bong-a-thon event that failed to secure a permit but ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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Thon Maker won't be mid-year enrollee, will stay in '16 class
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – There was some big recruiting news out of the NBPA Top 100 camp at the University of Virginia on Thursday night when five-star big ... «Indianapolis Star, Jun 15»
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Ava DuVernay Unites With 42 Black Filmmakers for Twitter Rebel-A …
Selma director Ava DuVernay is currently hosting a 12-hour Twitter Rebel-A-Thon that will bring together 42 black filmmakers in support of the AFFRM ... «The Mary Sue, May 15»
7
IU remains heavily involved with Thon Maker
2015 Orangeville Prep big man Thon Maker, the top available prospect remaining in the class nationally, continues to be courted by Indiana. Last week, Jeff ... «Inside the Hall, May 15»
8
Sheryl Crow gets dirty in New Orleans East for Build-A-Thon
NEW ORLEANS EAST (WGNO) – Singer Sheryl Crow was in New Orleans Thursday morning for a Build-A-Thon and to discuss her Blue Jeans Go Green ... «WGNO, May 15»
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5-star big man Thon Maker cuts list to four, plans to enroll second …
Thon Maker is one of the most coveted high school basketball players in the world. On Tuesday, the 7-footer reportedly cut his list to four schools and ruled out ... «SB Nation, Apr 15»
10
Thon Maker, Jamal Murray Recruiting Update
As the college basketball season winds down and the spring signing period draws near, all eyes in the Ontario basketball world are on Orangeville Prep stars ... «Tip of the Tower, Apr 15»
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