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addaword.gifdefinition of blogathon

noun
an online event in which bloggers (people who write for blogs) contribute to a particular blog more frequently and for an extended period of time. Abbreviation for 'blogging marathon'.
The ELT Blogathon is an online event that brings together teachers of English in Turkey to share good practice in ELT and find out more about blogging.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 16/02/2011 10:28:00
Definition of blogathon from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online

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