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Webster 1913 Edition
Vis-a-vis
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Visˊ-a-vis′
,Noun.
[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.
Visˊ-a-vis′
,adv.
Face to face.