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Definition & Meaning of "vis-a-vis"in English

vis-a-vis
01

face-to-face with; literally `face to face' 

Grammatical Information
Vis-a-vis
01

small sofa that seats two people 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
vis-a-vis
02

a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 

vis-a-vis
01

used to indicate a comparison or contrast between two things or people 

Grammatical Information
Examples
She compared her performance vis-à-vis her colleagues. 
02

used to show the topic or subject of a statement or question 

Examples
What is your opinion vis-à-vis the new policy? 
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