Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strikethrough

/ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: strikethrough
IPA: /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of strike through.

Example Sentences

"In HTML, wrapping text with the code and produces a strikethrough."
"(oblique)"
"2001, Rachel Webster, XHTML Simplified, A.D.R. (London) Limited, →ISBN, page 113, The next requirement is to strikethrough, “Yoga is just massage. Inline style element carries out this task easily. It strikes through text."
"2003, Doug Sahlin, How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 37, Cross-Out Text This tool is used to strikethrough selected text. You can change the color of the strikethrough and you can create a pop-up note with the Strikethrough Text tool as well."
"2006, Editors of BottleTree Books LLC, Myspace Maxed Out: Explode Your Popularity, Buzz Your Band and Secure Your Privacy on Myspace, BottleTree Books LLC, →ISBN, page 59, To strikethrough text do this: Strikethrough Text Goes Here"

Etymology

Deverbal from strike through; the verb, in at least some cases, is a back-formation from the noun, despite being redundant to strike through.

Usage

Inflected Forms

strikethroughs (plural) strikesthrough (present, singular) strikethroughs (present, singular) strikethroughing (participle, present) struckthrough (participle, past) struckthrough (past) strikethroughed (participle, past) strikethroughed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

underline underscore

Synonyms

slashout stroke solidus slash bar

Questions

How do you pronounce strikethrough?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/.
What does strikethrough mean?: An horizontal line overlaid on other characters.
Where does strikethrough come from?: Deverbal from strike through; the verb, in at least some cases, is a back-formation from the noun, despite being redundant to strike through.

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