vis-à-vis
- Preposition. In relation to; compared with;.
- Preposition. Opposite, across from, set so as to be facing.
- Noun. (historical) A small horse-drawn carriage for two people sitting facing each other.
- Noun. One of two (or more) people facing or opposite each other during a formal dance, at a dinner table etc.
- Noun. A date or escort in a social event.
- Noun. A person holding a corresponding position in another organisation; a counterpart.
- Adjective. face-to-face.
- Adjective. in relation to.
- Adjective. (context, numismatics) having two portraits facing each other.
- Adverb. face to face (with another).
- Adverb. (archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.
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