versus ver·sus prep

versus ver·sus prep
['vɜːsəs]
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  • Versus — Ver sus, prep. [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from vertere, versum, to turn. See {Verse}.] Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ver·sus — /ˈvɚsəs, ˈvɚsəz/ prep 1 used to indicate the two people, teams, etc., that are fighting or competing against each other or that are opposed to each other in a legal case It s Smith versus Jones in the title fight. In 1948, the U.S. presidential… …   Useful english dictionary

  • versus — vèr·sus prep., lat. TS tecn., scient. spec. nel linguaggio tecnico e scientifico, contro, in opposizione (abbr. vs.) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1968. ETIMO: dall ingl. versus, dal lat. versus 1contro , v. anche 4verso …   Dizionario italiano

  • versus — ver•sus [[t]ˈvɜr səs, səz[/t]] prep. 1) fun against (used esp. to join names of parties in a legal case or competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy[/ex] 2) fun as compared to; in contrast with:… …   From formal English to slang

  • versus — ver|sus [ˈvə:səs US ˈvə:r ] prep [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: toward, against , from Latin vertere; VERSE] 1.) v. BrE vs. AmE used to show that two people or teams are competing against each other in a game or court case ▪ the New… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Differences between Spanish and Portuguese — Although Portuguese and Spanish are closely related, to the point of having a considerable degree of mutual intelligibility, there are also important differences between them, which can pose difficulties for people acquainted with one of the… …   Wikipedia

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