Vis-a-vis \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.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Vis-a-vis \Vis`-a-vis"\, adv.
Face to face.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
vis-a-vis
n 1: a person or thing having the same function or
characteristics as another [syn: counterpart, opposite
number]
2: small sofa that seats two people [syn: love seat, tete-a-tete]
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"
WordNet (r) 2.0
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