definition of the word vice_versa

• vice versâ (with marked ablative)

From Latin ablative absolute vice versa (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position, etc.”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from verto (“I turn, I reverse”).

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/, /ˈvaɪsə ˈvɜːsə/, /vaɪs ˈvɜːsə/, SAMPA: /"vaIsI "v3:s@/, /"vaIs@ "v3:s@/, /vaIs "v3:s@/
• (US) enPR: vīʹsē vûrʹsə, vīʹsə vûrʹsə, vīs vûrʹsə, IPA: /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɝsə/, /ˈvaɪsə ˈvɝsə/, /vaɪs ˈvɝsə/, SAMPA: /"vaIsI "v3`s@/, /"vaIs@ "v3`s@/, /vaIs "v3`s@/

• Some speakers regard the pronunciations where "vice" has one syllable as less correct than the others.

vice versa (not comparable)

1. 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!

• vicey versey, conversely, the other way round

From Latin ablative absolute vice versa (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position, etc.”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from verto (“I turn, I reverse”).

• IPA: /ˈvisə ˈvɛrsɑ/

vice versa

1. 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.

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vice versa

1. vice versa

vice versa (not comparable)

1. vice versa

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