throughline

== English == === Alternative forms === through line through-line === Etymology === From through (“passing from one side of something to the other”, adjective) +‎ line. Compare Middle English thurghline (“a brail or buntline”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈθɹuːlaɪn/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɹuˌlaɪn/ Hyphenation: through‧line === Noun === throughline (plural throughlines) (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. [from early 20th c.] (rail transport) A railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains. [from mid 19th c.] ==== Translations ==== === References ===