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ver·sus (vʉr′səs)

  1. in contest against plaintiff versus defendant
  2. 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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