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via

[ vahy-uh, vee-uh ]

preposition

  1. by a route that touches or passes through; by way of:

    From here, you would fly to Japan via the North Pole.

  2. by the agency or means of:

    The task of identifying maps was entirely done by volunteers who were selected via an online campaign.



noun

  1. Architecture. a space between two mutules.
  2. Electronics. an electrical connection between layers of a circuit board, usually made by placing conductive metal pads on each layer and drilling a hole through them, then adding more conductive metal to the inside of the hole.

via

/ ˈɪə /

preposition

  1. by way of; by means of; through

    to London via Paris

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of via1

First recorded in 1770–80; from Latin , ablative of via “w”; way 1( def )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of via1

C18: from Latin , from via way
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The project, which originally set out to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco via train by 2020, is $100 billion over its original budget and years behind schedule — a problem that rail experts have said will only worsen if the funding pool shrinks.

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Khalaf said 200 children had been relocated for medical treatment via the initiative, including to the US, Jordan and Qatar, as well as several European countries.

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During the raid, two shop assistants ran off and disappeared via a hidden panel in the basement wall which led to a secret room of suspected illegal goods and an escape exit on to the street, Westminster City Council said.

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And teachers are generally able to remove disruptive and defiant students from the classroom, but only via single-class suspensions.

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Transgender women would have to prove that their testosterone levels were below prescribed levels, and prove via medical records that they had been below the limit for at least 12 months.

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