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ver⋅sus

  [vur-suhs, -suhz]
Use versus in a Sentence
–preposition
1. against (used esp. to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
2. as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbreviation: v., vs.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L: towards, i.e., turned so as to face (something), opposite, over against, orig. ptp. of vertere to turn; see verse
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ver·sus   (vûr'səs, -səz)   
prep.  

  1. Abbr. v. or vs. Against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Army versus Navy.

  2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy" (Ian Hamilton).


[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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