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/fuy dip"i deez'/, n.the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians 490 B.C.Also, Phidippides.
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Pheidippides — /faɪˈdɪpədiz/ (say fuy dipuhdeez) noun the Athenian runner who secured aid from Sparta in the struggle between the Athenians and the Persians, 490 BC. See Marathon. Also, Phidippides …
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