via

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vi⋅a

[vahy-uh, vee-uh]

–preposition

1.	by a route that touches or passes through; by way of: to fly to Japan via the North Pole.

2.	by the agency or instrumentality of: a solution via an inquiry.

–noun

3.	Architecture. a space between two mutules.

Origin:
1770–80; < L viā, abl. of via way

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vi·a (vī'ə, vē'ə)

prep.

By way of: went to Pittsburgh via Philadelphia.
By means of: sent the letter via airmail.

[Latin viā, ablative of via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Word Origin & History

via (adv.)

1779, from L. via "by way of," ablative form of via "way, road, channel, course," of uncertain origin; not definitely connected with vehere "to carry convey."

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