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by way of something

1. passing through something (as a place); via something. He came home by way of Toledo. She went to the bank by way of the drugstore.

2. in illustration; as an example. By way of illustration, the professor drew a picture on the board. He read them a passage from Shakespeare by way of example.

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It is held that knowledge of the outer world is constituted by the relation to the object, while the fact that knowledge is different from what it knows is due to the fact that knowledge comes by way of contents. The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context Then, without waiting to receive the compliments of the bystanders on the victory be had won, he retreated to his own bedchamber, and considering himself in a state of siege, piled all the portable furniture against the door by way of barricade. Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context The coral had partly served its purpose as a reconciling bond, when one afternoon Rebecca, who had stayed after school for her grammar lesson as usual, was returning home by way of the short cut. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context			by ourselves by return mail and by return post by rote by shank's mare by the back door by the book by the day by the dozen by the dozens by the end of the day by the handful by the hour by the month by the name by the nape of the neck by the same token by the seat of pants by the skin of teeth by the sweat of brow by the unit by the way by the week by the year by themselves by virtue of by way of by word of mouth by yourselves bye byway C'est la vie caboodle cack-handed cadge from Caesar's wife must be above suspicion cage cage in cage up cahoots cajole cajole into cajole out of cake cake with calculate calculate into calculate on call call a halt call a halt to call a meeting			by the very fact by the way by the way by the way by the way by the way by the week By the wind sailor by the year by themselves By then by this token by this token by this token By Tooth and Claw Dragons by trade and usage by trial and error by turns by turns by turns by turns by usage by use of by virtue by virtue by virtue by virtue by virtue of by vote By Water and the Spirit by way of by way of a will By Way of Contradiction by way of gift By Way of Motorcycle by weight by weight by weight by weight by weight By Weight of Cement By Which I Mean By wholesale by will by word of mouth by word of mouth by word of mouth by word of mouth by your leave by your leave by your leave by your leave By Your Own Admission By Your Way by yourselves BY$ by- by-altar by-and-by by-bid by-bidder

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