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vice_versa
vice versa
English
Alternative forms
- vice versâ (with marked ablative)
Adverb
- The same but with the two things or people mentioned reversed.
- As long as my friend Mike places first and my friend Joe places second, or vice versa, I will be happy!
Usage notes
- Rarely, in English writing, “vice versa” may be preceded by et, similar to “et cetera”:
- 1842, A. Taylor, On the Curative Influence of the Climate of Pau, and the Mineral Waters of the Pyrénées, on Disease, &c., in The Lancet; volume II, page #885:
- […]we are convinced, from considerable experience and observation, that the class of diseases described by Sir James as unsuited to the climate of Pau, et vice versâ […]
- 1881, E. Abbe, Hon, On the Conditions of Orthoscopic and Pseudoscopic Effects in the Binocular Microscope, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society; volume I, page #208:
- Therefore, any projection which affords right-eye perspective in regard to the solid image of the Microscope, will always afford right-eye perspective in regard to the object likewise, et vice versâ.
- 1894, James Alwis, Terms of Address and modes of Salutation in use amongst the Singhalese, in Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; volume III, page #222:
- […]terms of regard or attachment used frequently amongst the lower classes : the first by husbands towards their wives et vice versa, and by ordained priests towards their Samanera pupils[…]
- 1842, A. Taylor, On the Curative Influence of the Climate of Pau, and the Mineral Waters of the Pyrénées, on Disease, &c., in The Lancet; volume II, page #885:
Synonyms
Translations
the other way round
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvisə ˈvɛrsɑ/
Etymology
From Latin vice versā (“the position having been reversed”).
Adverb
- vice versa
- Als je het raam open doet, moet je de verwarming uit doen, en vice versa.
- If you open the window, you should turn off the heating, and vice versa.
- Als je het raam open doet, moet je de verwarming uit doen, en vice versa.