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Definition of Throughout

1. Adverb. From first to last. "The play was excellent end-to-end"

Definition of Throughout

1. prep. Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house.

2. adv. In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.

Definition of Throughout

1. Preposition. in every part of; all through ¹

2. Adverb. (obsolete) Completely through, right the way through. ¹

3. Adverb. In every part; everywhere ¹

4. Adverb. during an entire period of time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Throughout

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throughout

Literary usage of Throughout

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"B The gills in these are retained throughout the entire lifetime of the animals, in addition to the lungs with which they are also latterly provided. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The Arab word for castle — Alcazar or Alcazaba — is found throughout the Iberian Peninsula, often as the denomination of the most important of the Moorish ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"On the outskirts of this central group, over the wooded and rocky highlands, north and south of the great river, but more especially throughout the plateaus ..."

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