"throughline" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθɹuːlaɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-throughline.wav [Southern-England], En-us-throughline.oga [US] Forms: throughlines [plural]
Etymology: From through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) + line. Compare Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|through|line|pos1=adjective|t1=passing from one side of something to the other}} through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) + line, {{cog|enm|thurghline|t=a brail or buntline}} Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} throughline (plural throughlines)
  1. (narratology) In full through line of action: a theme that runs through the plot of a book, film, or other narrative work, or a series of such related works. Categories (topical): Narratology Translations (theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works): fil conducteur (French), durchgängiger Handlungsfaden [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-throughline-en-noun-JToTI61L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences Disambiguation of 'theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works': 93 7
  2. (rail transport) A railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-throughline-en-noun-fMTZu1J3 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: through line, through-line

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