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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
versus
ver·sus BrE [ˈvɜːsəs] NAmE [ˈvɜːrsəs] preposition (abbr.v, vs)
1. (sport or law)used to show that two teams or sides are against each other
•It is France versus Brazil in the final.
•in the case of the State versus Ford
2. used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc.
•It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends.
Word Origin:
[versus] late Middle English: from a medieval Latin use of Latin versus towards.
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