telethon

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение telethon в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

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

Telephone marathon

{i} long television broadcast intended to solicit funds for a charitable organization

a long television show in which famous people provide entertainment and ask people watching to give money to help people (television + -thon (as in marathon))

Связанные Термины

telethons

plural of telethon

Расстановка переносов

te·le·thon

Турецкое произношение

telıthän

Произношение

/ˈteləᴛʜän/ /ˈtɛləθɑːn/

Этимология

[ 'te-l&-"thän ] (noun.) 1949. A blend of telephone and marathon