versus
versus definition
ver·sus (vʉr′səs)
- in contest against plaintiff versus defendant
- in contrast with; by way of an alternative to peace versus war
Etymology: ML < L, toward, turned in the direction of < vertere, to turn: see verse
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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