vis-a-vis
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[vee-zuh-vee; French vee-za-vee] adverb, adjective, preposition, noun, plural vis-à-vis 
zəˈvi; [-veez; French -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.
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.
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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.
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| —prep | |
| 1. | in relation to; regarding |
| 2. | face to face with; opposite |
| —adv, —adj | |
| 3. | face to face; opposite |
| —n , vis-à-vis | |
| 4. | a person or thing that is situated opposite to another |
| 5. | a person who corresponds to another in office, capacity, etc; counterpart |
| 6. | an upholstered sofa; tête-à-tête |
| 7. | a type of horse-drawn carriage in which the passengers sit opposite one another |
| 8. | a coin having an obverse upon which two portraits appear facing each other |
| [C18: French, from vis face] | |
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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.”
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Traveling by sea ferry offers certain benefits regarding personal comfort and transporting luggage vis-a-vis air travel.
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