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By no means

//baɪ nəʊ ˈmiːnz// prep_phrase

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Adverb
  1. 1
    definitely not wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Certainly not; definitely not; not at all. idiomatic

    "By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed, but rather that we should look at its inherent risks."

Etymology

From by + no + means (“condition or instrument to achieve a result”).

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