"editathon" meaning in English

See editathon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-editathon.wav Forms: editathons [plural]
Etymology: From edit + -athon. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|edit|athon}} edit + -athon Head templates: {{en-noun}} editathon (plural editathons)
  1. (Internet) A collaborative group session of contributing edits to a wiki. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: edit-a-thon

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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