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| vis-à-vis [ vzə v ] |
preposition |
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1. regarding: in relation to
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2. opposite: opposite to or face to face with
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adverb |
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face to face: face to face, or opposite each other
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noun (plural vis-à-vis) |
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1. somebody or something facing: somebody or something that is face to face with another person or thing
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2. counterpart: somebody who is the counterpart of somebody else
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3. horse-drawn carriage: a horse-drawn carriage in which people sit facing each other
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| [Mid-18th century. < French, "face to face" < Old French vis (see visage)] |
