vis-a-vis
adverb
- 1
face-to-face with; literally `face to face'
they sat vis-a-vis at the table
I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman
noun
- 1
small sofa that seats two people
- 2
a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
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