ver·sus 
(vûrsəs, -səz)
(vûrsəs, -səz)prep.
1. Abbr. v. or vs. In conflict or competition with; against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Michigan versus Ohio State.
2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy" (Ian Hamilton).
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
- nonself
- nonsense
- nonsense verse
- nonsensical
- nonsensicality
- nonsensically
- nonsensicalness
- non sequitur
- nonsexist
- nonsignificance
- nonsignificant
- nonsignificantly
- nonsked
- nonskid
- nonslip
- non-small cell lung cancer
- nonsmoker
- nonsmoking
- nonspecific
- nonstandard
- nonstarter
- nonsteroid
- nonsteroidal
- nonstick
- nonstop