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via | though |

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

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Noun

(en-noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms
    {{der3, via affirmativa , Via Crucis , Via Dolorosa , Via Egnatia , Via Lactea , via media , via negativa}}

    Etymology 2

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    Alternative forms

    *

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • By way of; passing through.
  • By (means of); using (a medium).
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  • , passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}
  • As per (a mathematical equation).
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  • Anagrams

    * * ----

    though

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tho *

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (lb) Despite that; however.
  • :
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  • (lb) Used to intensify statements or questions; indeed.
  • :
  • Synonyms

    * (despite that) all the same, anyhow, anyway, even so, in any case, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • Despite the fact that; although.
  • :
  • *
  • *: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.
  • :
  • * 1945 , (Oscar Hammerstein II), “ (musical)
  • *:Walk on through the wind, / Walk on through the rain, / Though your dreams be tossed and blown.
  • Usage notes

    * (if) This sense is now archaic, except in the fixed expression (as though).

    Synonyms

    * (although) although, even though