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Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: 'face to face'; VISAGE

vis-à-vis

 preposition
     
vis-à-vis
formal in relation to or in comparison with something or someone:
the bargaining position of the UK vis-à-vis the rest of Europe
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