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run-through

[ruhn-throo]
–noun
1. the performing of a sequence of designated actions, esp. as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice.
2. a quick outline or review: a run-through of his medical history.
–adjective
3. (of a freight train) made up of cars for a single destination, usually routed so as to avoid congested areas and stopping only for a change of crew.

Origin:
1920–25; n. use of v. phrase run through
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run-through   (rŭn'thrōō')
n.  
  1. An uninterrupted rehearsal: did a run-through of act one.

  2. A brief outline or summary.

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