vice versa

adverb

: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What holds someone back on the track might not be as much an issue for someone in wheelchair fencing or para-canoe, and vice versa. Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 3 Sep. 2024 Some disco records crossed over to R&B and vice versa. Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024 Your mental and physical health are closely connected, and research has established a bidirectional relationship between depression and heart disease, where one condition can affect the other (and vice versa). Carisa Brewster, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024 Christopher Soto: How have the literary arts influenced your music and vice versa? Christopher Soto, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vice versa 

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Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vice versa was in 1601

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Cite this Entry

“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20versa. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

vice versa

adverb
vi·​ce ver·​sa
ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə,
(ˈ)vīs-ˈvər-
: with the order turned around
exchange money for tokens, rather than vice versa
Etymology

from Latin vice versa "with the order turned around," from vice "in place of, instead" and versa, form of versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to converse, reverse, versatile

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