VIS-A-VIS

• (noun) small sofa that seats two people

  synonyms : love seat , loveseat , tete-a-tete

• (noun) a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

  synonyms : counterpart , opposite number

  The secretary felt that she was the clerk's male counterpart. -added by naila_inlas

  The secretary felt that she was the clerk's female counterpart. -added by naila_inlas

• (adverb) 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"

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