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through-and-through

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

3 syllables
19 characters
English (GB)
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3syllables

throughandthrough

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

through-and-through

Pronunciation

/θruː.ænd.θruː/

Stress

101

Morphemes

through + and + through

The word 'through-and-through' is an adjective formed by reduplication of the prefix 'through' with the conjunction 'and'. It is divided into three syllables: through-and-through, with primary stress on the first syllable. The phonetic transcription is /θruː.ænd.θruː/.

Definitions

adjective
  1. 1

    Completely; utterly; thoroughly.

    “He was a through-and-through villain.”

    “The house was cleaned through-and-through.”

    syn:completeutterthoroughabsolutetotal
    ant:partialincompletesuperficial

Stress pattern

Primary stress on the first syllable ('through'), secondary stress on the last syllable ('through').

Syllables

3
through/θruː/
and/ænd/
through/θruː/

through — Closed syllable, primary stress.. and — Open syllable, unstressed.. through — Closed syllable, secondary stress.

Word Parts

pre

through

Old English *þurh*, indicating completeness.

root

and

Old English *and*, coordinating conjunction functioning as part of a compound.

suf

through

Old English *þurh*, reduplication reinforcing completeness.

Similar Words

through­outun­der­standback­ground

Onset-Rime Division

Syllables are divided based on the onset (initial consonant sounds) and rime (vowel and following consonants).

  • The repetition of 'through' is unusual but grammatically acceptable.
  • The /θr/ cluster is relatively uncommon but permissible in English.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/6/2025

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