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vice versa

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vi⋅ce ver⋅sa

  [vahy-suh vur-suh, vahys, vahy-see]
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–noun
in reverse order from that stated; conversely: She dislikes me, and vice versa.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L, equiv. to vice vice 3 + versā, abl. sing. fem. of versus, ptp. of vertere to turn
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vi·ce ver·sa   (vī'sə vûr'sə, vīs')   
adv.   Abbr. v.v.
With the order or meaning reversed; conversely.

[Latin vice versā : vice, ablative of *vix, position + versā, feminine ablative of versus, past participle of vertere, to turn.]
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Word Origin & History

vice versa 
1601, from L., from vice, ablative of vicis "a turn, change" (see vicarious) + versa, fem. abl. sing. of versus, pp. of vertere "to turn, turn about" (see versus).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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