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via

//ˈvaɪə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

Note for via

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Forms

Plural
vias

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)

  2. 2.A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.

  3. 3.An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

Preposition

A word placed before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase to show its relationship to another part of the sentence.

  1. 1.By way of; passing through.

    • You can enter the building via the western gate.
    • They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.
  2. 2.By (means of); using.

    • I'll send you the information via e-mail.
    • White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week.

Frequency

Overall

Common· #1799

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Common
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin via (“road”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Possible doublet of way.

The sense in electronics is also explained as vertical interconnect access.

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