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threshold

The correct spelling is threshold.

How to pronounce threshold

/ˈθɹeʃ(h)əʊld/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
  2. 2.(by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
  3. 3.(by extension) Any end or boundary.
  4. 4.The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
  5. 5.The start of the landing area of a runway.

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