"webathon" meaning in All languages combined

See webathon on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: webathons [plural]
Etymology: From Web + -athon. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Web|athon}} Web + -athon Head templates: {{en-noun}} webathon (plural webathons)
  1. A fundraising event carried out by means of the World Wide Web.

Inflected forms

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