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by means of

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by means of something
using something; with the use of something. I opened the bottle by means of a bottle opener. I was able to afford a car by means of a loan.
See also: mean


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There is another art which imitates by means of language alone, and that either in prose or verse--which, verse, again, may either combine different metres or consist of but one kind--but this has hitherto been without a name.
She had chosen one of the simplest and most beautiful of these designs, intending to transfer it to my face, by means of the needle.
At intervals tubes pierce the roof of this underground city, and by means of lenses and reflectors transmit the sunlight, softened and diffused, to dispel what would otherwise be Cimmerian darkness.
 
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