Usually means: Fundraising event broadcasted live continuously.
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  1. telethon: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. telethon: Merriam-Webster
  3. telethon: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. telethon: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. telethon: Collins English Dictionary
  6. Telethon, telethon: Wordnik
  7. telethon: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. telethon: Wiktionary
  9. telethon: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. telethon: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. telethon: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. telethon: Dictionary.com
  13. telethon: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. telethon: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Telethon (Parks and Recreation), Telethon: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. telethon: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. TELETHON: Acronym Finder

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  1. telethon: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone.

Similar:
teleforum, telesurvey, telecall, teleconvention, teleclinic, telesale, telepoll, telebridge, televoting, telecon, more...

Opposite:
marathon

Phrases:
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, Telethon Kids Institute, more...

Adjectives:
annual, hour, first, muscular, national, raising, political, local, democratic, successful, fundraising
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Similar:
teleforum, telesurvey, telecall, teleconvention, teleclinic, telesale, telepoll, telebridge, televoting, telecon, more...

Opposite:
marathon

Phrases:
The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon, Telethon Kids Institute, more...

Adjectives:
annual, hour, first, muscular, national, raising, political, local, democratic, successful, fundraising



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