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vs.
preposition
An
abbreviation
of
“
versus
”,
used
to
show
that
two
people
,
teams
,
ideas
,
or
things
are
competing
or
being
compared
.
•
Tonight's
basketball
game
is
the
Lakers
vs
.
the
Bulls
.
Tonight's
basketball
game
is
the
Lakers
vs
.
the
Bulls
.
•
The
debate
focused
on
privacy
vs
.
security
in
modern
technology
.
The
debate
focused
on
privacy
vs
.
security
in
modern
technology
.
From
Latin
versus
“
turned
,
against
”,
shortened
in
English
writing
to
the
abbreviation
“
vs
.”
in
the
mid-19th
century
.
TV
noun
an
electronic
screen
you
keep
in
a
room
so
you
can
watch
shows
,
films
,
news
,
or
games
•
Dad
mounted
the
new
TV
on
the
living-room
wall
.
Dad
mounted
the
new
TV
on
the
living-room
wall
.
•
“
Can
you
pass
me
the
TV
remote
,
please
?”
Kevin
asked
from
the
sofa
.
“
Can
you
pass
me
the
TV
remote
,
please
?”
Kevin
asked
from
the
sofa
.
Originally
an
initialism
of
“
television
,”
first
appearing
in
print
in
the
1940s
as
a
casual
shortening
.
