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Origin of vis-à-vis
First recorded in 1745–55; from French: literally, “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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How to use vis-à-vis in a sentence
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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