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thru

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/θɹuː/
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/θɹuː/ · /θɹu/ (US)

Definition of thru

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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  1. (Canada, US, alt-of, informal, nonstandard)Nonstandard spelling of through.
    “We wanted an overall treatment system that gave us optimum reliability and required a minimum of labor to operate - from primary clarifier thru sludge handling, …”
    “… to respect human rights, then failing to explicitly define thru common understanding.”
    “As the technology improves, there is a possibility to reprogram adult stem cells for therapeutic cloning without "passing it thru" the preimplantation embryo, thus negating current ethical challenges to such research.”
    “Going thru a great crisis of self-analysis, especially in relation to job, school, work, students.”
    “Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona as received by J. William Lloyd from Comalk-Hawk-Kih (Thin Buckskin) thru the interpretation of Edward Hubert Wood.”
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  1. (Canada, US, alt-of, informal, nonstandard)Nonstandard spelling of through.
    “We wanted an overall treatment system that gave us optimum reliability and required a minimum of labor to operate - from primary clarifier thru sludge handling, …”
    “… to respect human rights, then failing to explicitly define thru common understanding.”
    “As the technology improves, there is a possibility to reprogram adult stem cells for therapeutic cloning without "passing it thru" the preimplantation embryo, thus negating current ethical challenges to such research.”
    “Going thru a great crisis of self-analysis, especially in relation to job, school, work, students.”
    “Myths and Legends of the Pimas of Arizona as received by J. William Lloyd from Comalk-Hawk-Kih (Thin Buckskin) thru the interpretation of Edward Hubert Wood.”
  2. (Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of through.
  3. (UK, alt-of, dialectal, pronunciation-spelling, rare, regional)Eye dialect spelling of through.

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Etymology

Modern use originated in American English as a phonetic and simplified spelling of through around 1839. The spelling had previously been one of several used in Middle English.

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