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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
- Example: "a means of control"
- Example: "an example is the best agency of instruction"
- Example: "the true way to success"
[syn: means, agency, way]

2. an instrumentality for accomplishing some end;

3. considerable capital (wealth or income);
- Example: "he is a man of means"
[syn: means, substance]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

means
    n 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" [syn: means, agency, way]
    2: an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
    3: considerable capital (wealth or income); "he is a man of
       means" [syn: means, substance]