vice versa

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

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adverb

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.

Origin of vice versa

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin, equivalent to vice “interchange, alternation” + versā, ablative singular feminine of versus, past participle of vertere “to turn”; see origin at vice³

Other words for vice versa

conversely, contrariwise, inversely

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How to use vice versa in a sentence

Wilson famously said “what was good for our country was good for General Motors, and vice versa.”
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Starting with the idea of androgyny, you argue that there is a woman in every man, and vice versa.
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The history of law is the history of politics, and vice-versa.
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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.
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“Many of the customers know the owners of the market on a first name basis and vice versa,” said Kanzler.
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So the first question has been whether to reinforce Gaba Tepe from Helles or vice versa.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
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.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
At Gatun ships pass from the sea to the lake level, and vice versa, by three locks in flight.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
The mildest smallpox in one person can cause malignant smallpox in another, and vice versa.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
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.
Chinese Poems | Various

British Dictionary definitions for vice versa

vice versa

/ (ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə) /

adverb

with the order reversed; the other way around

Origin of vice versa

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

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