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thorough

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈθʌɹə

Definitions

  1. A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
    UK, dialectal
  2. A scheme devised in 17th-century England by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to establish absolute monarchy in England, involving the appointment of Arminian clergy.
    historical

Equivalents

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Examples

“The Ignorance and Idleness of the Plowman, who either goes so shallow, or plows his Thoroughs so wide, or misses Part of the Ground.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

thoroughbass thoroughbrace Thoroughbred thoroughbredness Thoroughbreds thoroughbreed

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