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vis-à-vis
[vee-zuh-vee; Fr. vee-za-vee] adverb, adjective, preposition, noun, plural vis-à-vis [-veez; Fr. -vee] . adverb
1.
face to face: They sat vis-à-vis at the table.
adjective
2.
face-to-face: a vis-à-vis encounter.
3.
Numismatics. (of a coin) having two portraits facing each other.
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Vis a vis
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
preposition
4.
in relation to; compared with: income vis-à-vis expenditures.
5.
facing; opposite: They were now vis-à-vis the most famous painting in the Louvre.
noun
6.
a person face to face with or situated opposite to another: He offered a cigarette to his vis-à-vis.
7.
a date at a social affair: She introduced her vis-à-vis to the hostess.
8.
a person of equal authority, rank, or the like: my vis-à-vis in the Louisville office.
9.
a carriage in which the occupants sit face to face.
10.
Furniture. tête-à-tête (def. 2).
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Cultural Dictionary
vis-à-vis [(vee-zuh-vee)]Relative to; compared with: “She performed well vis-à-vis the rest of the competitors.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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