English to English
vis-a-vis
(,v/i/z/@/'v/i/
)
noun (n)
- a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another(noun.cognition)source: wordnet30
- small sofa that seats two people(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
adverb (r)
- face-to-face with; literally `face to face'(adv.all)Example:
They sat vis-a-vis at the table.
I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman.
source: wordnet30
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