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vi·a    (v, v) KEY  

PREPOSITION:

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vi, ablative of via, road; see wegh- in Indo-European roots

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