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vis-a-vis

vis-a-vis is the alternative spelling of vis-à-vis.

Meaning of vis-à-vis

Adverb

vis-à-vis (not comparable)

  1. Face to face (with another).
    • […]turning the seat in front so we could sit vis-a-vis1883, William Wallace Cook, “Aquastor”, in Overland Monthly, page 14
  2. (archaic) In a position facing a specified or implied subject.

See all 11 meanings of vis-à-vis

Forms of vis-a-vis

pluralvis-a-vis

Questions about vis-a-vis

What is vis-a-vis the alternative spelling of?
Vis-a-vis is the alternative spelling of vis-à-vis.

Words near vis-a-vis in the dictionary

  1. vis passiva
  2. vis versa
  3. vis vitae
  4. vis vitalis
  5. vis viva
  6. vis-a-vis
  7. vis-à-vis
  8. vis-á-vis
  9. Vis.
  10. visa
  11. visa run

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