"vs" meaning in English

See vs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} vs
  1. plural of v Tags: form-of, plural Form of: v
    Sense id: en-vs-en-noun-zwdTjgpM

Preposition

Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} vs
  1. Alternative form of vs.. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: vs.
    Sense id: en-vs-en-prep-~U0KkjBB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English prepositions, English pronouns, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 88 4 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 6 83 10 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 37 59 4 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 5 88 7 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 5 90 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 85 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 92 5

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} vs, {{en-pron}} vs
  1. Obsolete typography of us. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: us
    Sense id: en-vs-en-pron-wBHS86hK
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