Meaning of VIS-A-VIS
| Pronunciation: | | `veezu'vee
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- [n] small sofa that seats two people
- [n] a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
- [adv] face-to-face; face-to-face with; "they sat vis-a-vis at the table"; "I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"
- [adj] referring or directing attention to; "as to what we have discussed..."; "in relation to your inquiry..."; "income vis-a-vis expenditures"
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| | Synonyms: | | as to, concerning, counterpart, in regard to, in relation to, love seat, opposite number, regarding, related, related to, tete-a-tete, with reference to, with regard to, with respect to |
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| | See Also: | | complement, couch, equivalent, lounge, match, sofa | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Vis`-a-vis"\, n. [F., opposite, face to face.]
1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another;
esp., one who faces another in dancing.
2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a
form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that
the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite
sides.
\Vis`-a-vis"\, adv.
Face to face.
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