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runthrough

runthrough is the alternative form of run-through.

Meaning of run-through

Noun

run-through (plural run-throughs)

  1. A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.
    • Near-synonym: walkthrough
    Synonyms:
    walkthrough
  2. A brief outline of the main points of something; a rundown.

See all 3 meanings of run-through

Forms of runthrough

pluralrunthroughs

Origin of runthrough

Deverbal from run through.

Questions about runthrough

What is runthrough the alternative form of?
Runthrough is the alternative form of run-through.

Words near runthrough in the dictionary

  1. runt disease
  2. runt of the litter
  3. Runte
  4. runted
  5. runtedness
  6. runthrough
  7. runthroughs
  8. runtier
  9. runtiest
  10. runtime
  11. runtimes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: runthrough (page history and authors); run-through (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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