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

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‹ verst
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‹ versifier
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