How to pronounce thoroughfare
American English pronunciation
THUR-uh-fair
- IPA
- /ˈθɝəˌfɛɹ/
- Syllables
- THUR · uh · fair (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What thoroughfare means
A main road that runs through a town
In a sentence: Main Street is the busiest thoroughfare in our little town.
Where it comes from: It comes from Middle English, made from thorough, an old form of "through," and fare, meaning "to travel."
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