via

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via / ˈvīə; ˈvēə/ • prep. traveling through (a place) en route to a destination: they came to Europe via Turkey. ∎ by way of; through: they can see the artists' works via a camera hookup. ∎ by means of: a file sent via electronic mail.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

via

views updated May 14 2018

via a road or highway; in particular, one of the great Roman roads (in Latin via means ‘road’ or ‘way’).

The preposition via, travelling through (a place) en route to a destination, comes (in the late 18th century) from Latin, ablative of via ‘way, road’.
Via Crucis the Latin name for the Way of the Cross.
via dolorosa the route believed to have been taken by Christ through Jerusalem to Calvary. The name is Latin, and means literally ‘painful path’.
via negativa in theology, a way of describing something by saying what it is not, especially denying that any finite concept of attribute can be identified with or used of God or ultimate reality.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES

via

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via.
1. Roman paved street or road.

2. Gap between the mutules of a Roman Doric or Tuscan Order.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

via

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via1 (astron.) Via Lactea the Milky Way XVII; via media intermediate course XIX. — L. via way, road; see WAY.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

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views updated May 23 2018

VIA Computing versatile interface adapter
• Visually Impaired Association

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH