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English noun: vis-a-vis | |||
| 1. | vis-a-vis (cognition) a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another | ||
| Synonyms | counterpart, opposite number | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | equivalent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | complement, match, mismatch | ||
| 2. | vis-a-vis (artifact) small sofa that seats two people | ||
| Synonyms | love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | couch, lounge, sofa | ||
English adverb: vis-a-vis | |||
| 1. | vis-a-vis face-to-face with; literally `face to face' | ||
| Samples | They sat vis-a-vis at the table. I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman. | ||
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