face-to-face

[feys-tuh-feys]
adjective
1.
with the fronts or faces toward each other, especially when close together.
2.
involving close contact or direct opposition: a face-to-face confrontation of adversaries.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English

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face-to-face definition

jargon, chat
(F2F, IRL) Used to describe personal interaction in real life as opposed to via some digital or electronic communications medium.
(1997-01-31)

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Face-to-face is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
For years now, he has refused to do face-to-face interviews.
And with a built-in camera and mike, it doubles as a videophone for conducting
  face-to-face meetings without the jetlag.
Hysteria sometimes emerges when survivors must summon painful memories in a
  face-to-face interview.
Something this vast can't be coordinated by phone calls and face-to-face
  meetings.
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