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thru
[
throo
]
Origin
thru
/
θru
/
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[
throo
]
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preposition, adverb,
adjective
an informal, simplified
spelling
of
through.
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thru
(θruː)
—
prep
chiefly
(
US
) (
adverb, adjective
) a variant spelling of
through
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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thru
by 1839, alt. (simplified) spelling of
through
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
thru
through
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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