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way n. [
manner, mode, style, fashion] how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
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way n. [
means, agency] how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
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way n. [
direction] a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
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way n. the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
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way n. [
path, way of life] a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
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