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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THROUGHOUT, prep. thruout'. [through and out.] Quite through; in every part; from one extremity to the other. This is the practice throughout Ireland. A general opinion prevails throughout England. Throughout the whole course of his life, he avoided every species of vice.
THROUGHOUT, adv. throut'. In every part. The cloth was of a piece throughout.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: from first to last; "the play was excellent end-to-end" [syn: throughout, end-to-end]
2: used to refer to cited works [syn: passim, throughout]

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 13th century 1. in or to every part ; everywhere <of one color throughout> 2. during the whole time or action ; from beginning to end <remained loyal throughout> II. preposition Date: 13th century 1. all the way from one end to the other of ; in or to every part of <cities throughout the United States> 2. during the whole course or period of <troubled her throughout her life>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. & adv. --prep. right through; from end to end of (throughout the town; throughout the 18th century). --adv. in every part or respect (the timber was rotten throughout).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throughout Through*out", prep. Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also, every part of; as, to search throughout the house. Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year. --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Throughout Through*out", adv. In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say that something happens throughout a particular period of time, you mean that it happens during the whole of that period. The national tragedy of rival groups killing each other continued throughout 1990... Movie music can be made memorable because its themes are repeated throughout the film. PREP • Throughout is also an adverb. The first song, 'Blue Moon', didn't go too badly except that everyone talked throughout. ADV: ADV with cl 2. If you say that something happens or exists throughout a place, you mean that it happens or exists in all parts of that place. 'Sight Savers', founded in 1950, now runs projects throughout Africa, the Caribbean and South East Asia... PREP • Throughout is also an adverb. The route is well sign-posted throughout... ADV: ADV with cl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. prep. Over, completely through, quite through, through every part of, from one extremity to the other of. II. ad. From beginning to end, from first to last, in every part, everywhere, from end to end, from head to foot, from top to toe.

Moby Thesaurus

ad infinitum, all over, all through, amid, around, at about, at all points, at full length, at large, completely, diffusely, dispersedly, durante, during, entirely, every bit, every inch, every whit, everywhere, far and near, far and wide, fully, head and shoulders, heart and soul, here and there, high and low, in all quarters, in all respects, in every respect, in extenso, in places, in spots, inside and out, mid, midst, neck deep, on all counts, over, overall, passim, pending, root and branch, round, round about, sparsely, sparsim, sporadically, through, through and through, to the brim, to the death, to the end, to the hilt, wherever you look, wholly, you name it