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vice versa

[ vahy-suh vur-suh, vahys, vahy-see ]

adverb

  1. in reverse order from the way something has been stated; the other way around:

    She dislikes me, and vice versa.

    Copernicus was the first to suggest that the earth revolves around the sun, and not vice versa.

    Synonyms: conversely, inversely, contrariwise



vice versa

/ ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə /

adverb

  1. with the order reversed; the other way around


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vice versa1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin, equivalent to vice “interchange, alternation” + versā, ablative singular feminine of versus, past participle of vertere “to turn”; vice 3

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vice versa1

C17: from Latin: relations being reversed, from vicis change + vertere to turn

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Example Sentences

Wilson famously said “what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa.”

Starting with the idea of androgyny, you argue that there is a woman in every man, and vice versa.

The history of law is the history of politics, and vice-versa.

When I looked at Tye, I was pretending that he was my son, and I looked for his organic reaction to me, and vice versa.

“Many of the customers know the owners of the market on a first name basis and vice versa,” said Kanzler.

So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba Tepe from Helles or vice versa.

That the day may begin with calm and sunshine, yet end in clouds and tempest—or vice versa—is a truism which need not be enforced.

At Gatun ships pass from the sea to the lake level, and vice versa, by three locks in flight.

The mildest smallpox in one person can cause malignant smallpox in another, and vice versa.

And when the opening tone of the first line is a ping, the opening tone of the line following must be tseh, and vice versa.

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