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via

/ˈvaɪə/
nounpreposition

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 3 meanings

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

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

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

Preposition 2 meanings

  1. By way of; passing through.

    “They drove from New York to Los Angeles via Omaha.”

  2. By (means of); using.

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

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

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.

VIA at a glance

VIA has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + A 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #995 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with via

All rhymes
  • SYLVIA12
  • BOLIVIA12
  • TRIVIA9
  • BATAVIA12
  • SALVIA9
  • STEVIA9
  • EFFLUVIA17
  • CLIVIA11
  • ALLUVIA10
  • BIVIA10
  • COLLUVIA13
  • COMPLUVIA18

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • VIS6
  • VIN6
  • VID7
  • VIE6
  • PIA5
  • RIA3
  • AIA3
  • VIM8
  • VIG7

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