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[ adverb ] (informal) definitely or certainly

Examples

"Visit us by all means"

Used in print

(Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)

Mythological concepts may by_all_means still be used , but they can be used responsibly only as `` symbols '' or `` ciphers '' , that_is , only if they are also constantly interpreted in non mythological ( or existential ) terms .

Related terms

by_no_means colloquialism

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