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by way of
by way of something
1. passing through something (as a place); via something. He came home by way of Toledo. She went to the bank by way of the drugstore.
2. in illustration; as an example. By way of illustration, the professor drew a picture on the board. He read them a passage from Shakespeare by way of example.
by way of
1. Through, via, as in I'm flying to Australia by way of Hawaii. [Mid-1400s]
2. As a means of, as in He paid our fares by way of apology. [Late 1300s]
by way of
1. Through; via: flew to the Far East by way of the polar route.
2. As a means of: made no comment by way of apology.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Heike | | HIE-kə (Low German, Dutch) | Low German, Frisian, Dutch |
TaŤÁNa | | - | Czech |
Rosaire | | ro-ZER | French |
Royston | | ROIS-tən | English (Rare) |
Lorin | | - | English |
Aleksandar | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian |