Vice Versa Definition

vīsə vûrsə, vīs
adverb
The order or relation being reversed; conversely.
Webster's New World

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!
Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of vice versa.
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Origin of Vice Versa

  • From Latin ablative absolute vice versā, from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position, etc.") + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from vertō.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin vice versā vice ablative of vix position versā feminine ablative of versus past participle of vertere to turn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Vice Versa Sentence Examples

  • The school was sponsoring a play with reversed roles – students playing the part of parents and vice versa.

  • A statement may be true in philosophy and false in theology, or vice versa.

  • This is important because some women prefer to pair a lighter top with a darker bottom or vice versa.

  • It means that if you wear a long, loose bottom, then your top should be a bit more fitted and vice versa.

  • The question as to whether the Greeks borrowed their algebra from the Hindus or vice versa has been the subject of much discussion.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIC

Words Ending With

ASARSA

Unscrambles

vice versa

Words Starting With V and Ending With A

Starts With V & Ends With AStarts With VI & Ends With AStarts With V & Ends With SA

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With V10 Letter Words Ending With A