Possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.
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Thoreau, too, come to think of it, was, by way of being a prophet, a pioneer in this Emancipation of Man from Bothery.
Submitted on July 07, 2010
Additional definitions for 'by way of':
| by way of | By the route of; through; via. |
| by way of | For the purpose of; as a means, instance, type or form of. |
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