Via vs Though - What's the difference?
via | though |
A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)
(label) A small hole in a printed circuit board filled with metal which connects two or more layers.
By way of; passing through.
By (means of); using (a medium).
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As per (a mathematical equation).
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(lb) Despite that; however.
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Despite the fact that; although.
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*:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
(lb) If, that, even if.
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* 1945 , (Oscar Hammerstein II), “ (musical)
*:Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
As a preposition via
is (british spelling).As an adverb though is
(lb) despite that; however.As a conjunction though is
despite the fact that; although.via
English
Etymology 1
.Noun
(en-noun)Derived terms
{{der3, via affirmativa , Via Crucis , Via Dolorosa , Via Egnatia , Via Lactea , via media , via negativa}}Etymology 2
.Alternative forms
*Preposition
(English prepositions)citation
Anagrams
* * ----though
English
Alternative forms
* tho *Adverb
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