Versus Definition

vûrsəs, -səz
preposition
In conflict or competition with; against.
The plaintiff versus the defendant; Michigan versus Ohio State.
American Heritage
In contest against.
Plaintiff versus defendant.
Webster's New World
In contrast with; by way of an alternative to.
Peace versus war.
Webster's New World
It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
Wiktionary
Compared with, as opposed to.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
conjuntion
Used to link two or more opposing or contrasting elements.
Wiktionary

Origin of Versus

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin from Latin turned, toward from past participle of vertere to turn wer-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin versus (“against, turned”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).

    From Wiktionary

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