"per alia" meaning in All languages combined

See per alia on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin per alia, from per (“by; through”) + alia (“others”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|per alia}} Latin per alia Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} per alia (not comparable)
  1. By others; through others. Said of a proposition held to be true because it follows from other true propositions. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: per se
    Sense id: en-per_alia-en-adv-NECuICLs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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