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[ vahy -suh -vur -suh , vahys , vahy -see ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈvaɪ sə ˈvɜr sə, ˈvaɪs, ˈvaɪ si / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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.
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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
SYNONYMS FOR vice versa conversely, contrariwise, inversely.
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Words nearby vice versa vice-regent, vicereine, viceroy, viceroyalty, vice squad, vice versa , Vichy, Vichy government, Vichyite, vichyssoise, vichy water
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Example sentences from the Web for vice versa The history of law is the history of politics, and vice-versa.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes | Jedediah Purdy| November 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
You can have actors that get on absolutely great and the chemistry doesn't work on screen and vice-versa.
Meet ‘Inspector Lewis’: Kevin Whately on ‘Morse,’ John Thaw, and the End of the Series | Jace Lacob| June 14, 2013| DAILY BEAST
In the Pleasure Groove is not just a rock biography, but also a portrait of the decade that defined his band and vice-versa.
Eight Best Bits of John Taylor’s Duran Duran Tell-All | Tom Sykes| October 21, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Of course, Republicans strongly back Romney, and Democrats vice-versa.
More Hopeless Liberal Bias as Americans Disapprove of Romney's Mideast Comments | Michael Tomasky| September 17, 2012| DAILY BEAST
It remains unlikely that foreclosures alone will flip a state from Obama to Romney or vice-versa.
Lower Voting Rates in Neighborhoods Hit By Foreclosure: Study | Jesse Singal| September 2, 2012| DAILY BEAST
That meant that I could sleep while she piloted and vice-versa.
A Spaceship Named McGuire | Gordon Randall Garrett
Some row about a trader insulting a native teacher, or vice-versa.
Officer And Man | Louis Becke
Looking with the right eye, the weapon seemed to be directed at a point to the left of his head, and vice-versa.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Ambrose Bierce
When the dirty side is full, the clean side is empty, so you cycle the dishwasher and the clean side becomes dirty and vice-versa.
"The nerves of the stomach acting on the brain or vice-versa—that is, if Bastin has a brain," he added sotto voce.
When the World Shook | H. Rider Haggard
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British Dictionary definitions for vice versa adverb with the order reversed; the other way around
Word Origin for vice versa C17: from Latin: relations being reversed, from vicis change + vertere to turn
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Words related to vice versa about-face, again, contrary, reversed, upside down, backwards, contra, contrarily, contrariwise, conversely, inversely, mutatis mutandis, on the contrary, oppositely