strikethrough

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strikethrough

/ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/

Where it comes from

Deverbal from strike through; the verb, in at least some cases, is a back-formation from the noun, despite being redundant to strike through.

noun strikethroughs

countable, uncountable An horizontal line overlaid on other characters. In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.
Similar: slashout
countable, uncountable A horizontal or oblique line overlaid on individual characters. (oblique)
Similar: stroke, solidus, slash, bar

verb strikesthrough · strikethroughs · strikethroughing · struckthrough · strikethroughed

alternative, nonstandard Alternative form of strike through 2001, Rachel Webster, XHTML Simplified, A.D.R. (London) Limited, →ISBN, page 113, The next requirement is to strikethrough, “Yoga is just massage. Inline style element <strike> carries out this task easily. It strikes through text.

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noun line

Español	tachadura, tachón, tache, plumazo
日本語	取り消し線 torikeshi-sen
中文	刪除綫 /删除线 shānchúxiàn
Português	riscar
Français	biffure
Deutsch	Durchstreichen
Ελληνικά	επιγράμμιση epigrámmisi

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@misc{strikethrough_2026,
  title = {strikethrough},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strikethrough},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}