{
    "term": "via",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "through a place",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We flew home via Dubai."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "by means of a particular person, system, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I heard about the sale via Jane."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news programme came to us via satellite."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvaɪə//ˈviːə/",
                "audio": "vi/via/via__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvaɪə//ˈviːə/",
                "audio": "vi/via/via__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent.: from Latin, ablative of via ‘way, road’."
}