vis-à-vis

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

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