Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throughline

/ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: through-line
IPA: /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works.

noun

A railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains.

Example Sentences

"Produced by none other than Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Good Boys again most closely resembles a kind of junior-varsity tryout for that duo's Superbad, down to its modestly affecting emotional through-line: an acceptance of the fact that childhood friendships, forged out of proximity and convenience, aren't always destined to last."
"The Russian rockets fell on Babyn Yar, 80 years after the Nazi atrocities it commemorates; Zelenskiy’s face was enough to hammer home the gravity of the thematic throughline."

Etymology

From through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) + line. Compare Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/
British English: /ˈθɹuːlaɪn/

Inflected Forms

throughlines (plural) through line (alternative) through-line (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce throughline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/.
What does throughline mean?: In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works.
Where does throughline come from?: From through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) + line. Compare Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”).

How to pronounce throughline

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