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The correct spelling is threshold.
How to pronounce threshold
/ˈθɹeʃ(h)əʊld/
nounIPA: /ˈθɹeʃ(h)əʊld/
Say it like: Thr-esh-old
The correct spelling is threshold. The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
- 2.(by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
- 3.(by extension) Any end or boundary.
- 4.The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
- 5.The start of the landing area of a runway.
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