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Merriam Webster's

preposition Etymology: Latin, ablative of via way — more at way Date: 1779 1. by way of 2. through the medium or agency of; also by means of

Oxford Reference Dictionary

prep. by way of; through (London to Rome via Paris; send it via your secretary). Etymology: L, ablat. of via way, road

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Via Vi"a, n. [L. See Way.] A road way. Via Lactea [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. Via media [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; -- a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Via Vi"a, prep. [L., ablative of via way. See Way.] By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you go somewhere via a particular place, you go through that place on the way to your destination. Mr Baker will return home via Britain and France. PREP 2. If you do something via a particular means or person, you do it by making use of that means or person. Translators can now work from home, via electronic mail systems... PREP

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. [L.] (Colloq.) By way of.