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via Meaning & Definition

/ˈvaɪə/

What Does Via Mean?

As a noun, via means A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.). It is also used to mean A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers. As a preposition, it means By way of; passing through. As an interjection, it means Away! Be off!.

Quick Facts About Via

Part of speech	noun, preposition, interjection
Pronunciation	//ˈvaɪə//
Syllables	1
Plural	vias

Via Definition (Noun)

A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
An electrical connection which connects two or more layers on a printed circuit board or an integrated circuit.

Via as a Preposition

By way of; passing through.
They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.
By (means of); using.
I'll send you the information via e-mail.

Via as an Interjection

Away! Be off!

Synonyms of Via

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Antonyms of Via

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Via in a Sentence

They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.

You can enter the building via the western gate.

I'll send you the information via e-mail.

Word Forms & Grammar

via (plural vias or viae)

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Words That Rhyme With Via

Origin of Via

Origin 1: 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.

Origin 2: Borrowed from Latin viā (“by the way (of)”), ablative singular of via (“way, road”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-.