thro'
9.9
An old poetic spelling used in writing for the word meaning moving from one side to the other
- adposition
- Archaic
:
a través de
- In old letters, you might find the word thro' instead of 'through'.
Examples
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She wandered thro' the ancient woods.
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The poet wrote of the river flowing thro' the silent valley at dawn.
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The cold wind whistled thro' the cracks in the ancient stone wall.
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The river flows thro' the valley.
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The poet wrote of the river flowing thro' the silent valley at dawn.
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In old letters, you might find the word thro' instead of 'through'.
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The cold wind whistled thro' the cracks in the ancient stone wall.
Synonyms
7.9
From the beginning to the end of something
is an archaic poetic spelling used mostly in poetry and old texts
Surface Forms
thro' main
Etymology
Thro' is an old or poetic short form of through, with the apostrophe showing the missing letters. Poets and writers used it to keep the rhythm, and it still means 'through' or 'from one side to the other'.
