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means in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. 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"
    means  agency  way 
  2. an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
    means 
  3. considerable capital (wealth or income)
    "he is a man of means"
    means  substance 
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means in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) (plural of/mean)
  2. (noun) (plurale tantum) That by which something is done; a tool, device, or strategy to achieve something; as, a means to an end.
  3. (noun) (plurale tantum) resources/Resources; riches; as, a person of means.
  4. (verb) (third-person singular of/mean)
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