vis-a-vis

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I - noun

1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
• Syn:
counterpart, opposite number
• Hypernyms:
equivalent
• Hyponyms:
match, mismatch, complement
2. small sofa that seats two people
• Syn:
love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete
• Derivationally related forms:
tete-a-tete (for: tete-a-tete)
• Hypernyms:
sofa, couch, lounge

II - adverb

face-to-face with;
literally 'face to face' (Freq. 1)
- they sat vis-a-vis at the table
- I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman