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thoroughfares

 [thur-oh-fair, -uh-fair, thuhr-]   Origin

thor·ough·fare

   [thur-oh-fair, -uh-fair, thuhr-]
noun
1.
a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
2.
a major road or highway.
3.
a passage or way through: no thoroughfare.
4.
a strait, river, or the like, affording passage.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English thurghfare. See thorough, fare
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thoroughfare
late 14c., "passage or way through," from thorough + fare.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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