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What is the literal meaning of Latin “versus”?

towards
against
with
in front of
Literally, “versus” means "in the direction of". The word is often erroneously used in English for "against", probably as the truncation of "adversus"
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against
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flagAustralia
75%
25%
0%
0%
20
flagRepublic of Ireland
66%
26%
6%
0%
15
flagItaly
59%
12%
4%
21%
584
flagEstonia
58%
25%
0%
16%
12
flagFrance
38%
51%
0%
9%
31
flagPoland
30%
47%
5%
16%
1268
flagthe United States
28%
62%
2%
6%
45
flagRussia
23%
29%
14%
32%
34
flagGermany
20%
66%
6%
5%
150
flagAustria
19%
65%
0%
14%
41
flagthe United Kingdom
17%
57%
8%
15%
45
flagSpain
14%
77%
4%
3%
710
flagUkraine
13%
40%
13%
33%
15
flagthe Netherlands
12%
75%
12%
0%
16
flagArgentina
9%
90%
0%
0%
21
flagChina
7%
53%
23%
15%
13
flagBelgium
6%
80%
13%
0%
15
flagMexico
2%
95%
2%
0%
81
flagBrazil
0%
86%
0%
13%
15
flagUruguay
0%
63%
9%
18%
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