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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
versus/ˈvɜːsəs/

▶preposition (especially in sporting and legal use) against.

■ as opposed to; in contrast to.

– origin ME: from a med. L. use of L. versus ‘towards’.

'versus' also found in these Oxford entries:

anniversary - arsy-versy - Regina - Rex - she - smackdown - universe - v - verse - versicoloured - vs

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