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Origin of vis-à-vis

1745–55; <French: face to face; see visage

Words nearby vis-à-vis

visage, -visaged, visagiste, Visakhapatnam, Visalia, vis-à-vis, Visayan, Visayan Islands, Visby, Visc., viscacha
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Words related to vis-à-vis

facing, date, escort, opposite, face to face, versus

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British Dictionary definitions for vis-à-vis

vis-à-vis
/ (ˌviːzɑːˈviː) /

preposition

in relation to; regarding
face to face with; opposite

adverb, adjective

face to face; opposite

noun plural vis-à-vis

Word Origin for vis-à-vis

C18: French, from vis face
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Cultural definitions for vis-à-vis

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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