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Vis-à-vis
WordNet
adverb
(1) Face-to-face; face-to-face with
"They sat vis-a-vis at the table"
"I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman"
noun
(2) Small sofa that seats two people
(3) A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another