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noun
1 METHOD [C] plural means a way of doing something
We had no means of communication.
It was a means of making money.

2 MONEY [plural] money
We don't have the means to buy the house.

3 by no means; not by any means not at all
I'm not an expert by any means.
This is by no means the end of the matter.

4 by all means something that you say when you are agreeing to let someone do something
I have a copy of the report on my desk. By all means have a look at it.

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