Vice versa

/ˈvaɪsi ˈvɝsə/ adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    The same but with the two items mentioned reversed. not-comparable

    "Since there are two contestants left in the race, either Bob will come first place and Alice second place, or vice versa."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with the order reversed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
a reboursagainagainst the grainalternatelyarsy varsyarsy-varsy

Example

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"Since there are two contestants left in the race, either Bob will come first place and Alice second place, or vice versa."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ablative absolute vice versā (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from vertō (“to turn, to reverse”).

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