Meanings
nounreadthrough (plural readthroughs)
plural readthroughs
- The process of reading through something; a perusal.
- broadcastingAn organized reading of the screenplay or script by all of the actors, prior to the actual performance.
Synonyms: table read
- biologyThe situation where a modified stop codon allows transcription to continue beyond the usual point.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn organized reading of the screenplay or script by all of the actors, prior to the actual performance.
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Origin
Deverbal from read through.
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readthrough. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readthrough
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“readthrough.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readthrough. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readthrough,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readthrough.
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