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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•a /ˈvaɪə, ˈviə/USA pronunciation prep. - by a route that touches or passes through;
by way of:They came to Tangiers via Casablanca. - by the agency or instrumentality of;
by means of:to communicate via sign language.
See -via-.-via-, root. - -via- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "way;
route;
a going.'' This meaning is found in such words as: deviant, devious, obviate, trivial, via, viaduct.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•a (vī′ə, vē′ə),USA pronunciation prep. - by a route that touches or passes through;
by way of:to fly to Japan via the North Pole. - by the agency or instrumentality of:a solution via an inquiry.
n. - Architecturea space between two mutules.
- Latin viā, ablative of via way
- 1770–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: via /ˈvaɪə/ prep - by way of; by means of; through: to London via Paris
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin viā, from via way |