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Meaning of versus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

versus

Pronunciation:/ˈvɜːsəs//ˈvɝs/

preposition

Definitions

  1. Against; in opposition to.

    Example: It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.

    Synonyms:vvsvs.

  2. Compared with, as opposed to.

  3. Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).

    Example: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

    Synonyms:vv.
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/versus

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