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Via vs Vila - What's the difference?

via | vila |

As nouns the difference between via and vila

is that via is a main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.)vila is a type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.

As a preposition via

is by way of; passing through.

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}}
    Related terms
    * viaticum * viator

    Etymology 2

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    Alternative forms

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    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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    vila

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mythology) A type of fairy or nymph in Slavic mythology.
  • * 1874 , Elodie Lawton Mijatovic, Serbian Folklore :
  • *:"The Vilas (fairies ) live there, and they will certainly put out your eyes as they have put out mine, if you venture on their mountain."
  • * 1998 , Mike Dixon-Kennedy, Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend , page 302:
    • Duly married, the couple lived for some time in peace and contentment, until one day Marko boasted that his wife was a vila , whereupon she put on her wings and flew away.
  • * 1995 , Albert Bates Lord, The Singer Resumes the Tale , page 52:
    • She is answered, fittingly enough, by a vila , who declares that she is more beautiful than the girl.

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