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vice versa

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vi·ce ver·sa  (vs vûrs, vs)
adv. Abbr. v.v.
With the order or meaning reversed; conversely.

[Latin vice vers : vice, ablative of *vix, position + vers, feminine ablative of versus, past participle of vertere, to turn.]

vice versa
Adverb
the other way round: there were attacks on northerners by southerners and vice versa [Latin: relations being reversed]
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Adv.1.vice versa - with the order reversed; "she hates him and vice versa"

vice versa
adverb the other way round, conversely, in reverse, contrariwise
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vice versa [ˈvaɪsɪˈvəːsə] advviceversa

vice versa [ˈvaɪsɪˈvəːsə] advvice versa

vice versa [ˈvaɪsɪˈvəːsə] advumgekehrt

vice versa [ˈvaɪsɪˈvəːsə] advviceversa

vice versa
adv vice versa [vaisiˈvəːsə]
(of two things or people) the other way round Dogs often chase cats but not usually vice versa. vice versa, omgekeerd والعَكْس بالعَكْس обратно naopak omvendt; vice versa umgekehrt αντίστροφα viceverca vastupidi بالعکس päinvastoin vice versa לְהֵיפֶך उलटे i obrnuto fordítva sebaliknya gagnkvæmt, öfugt viceversa 逆も同様 거꾸로; 반대 또한 같다 atvirkščiai otrādi; pretēji begitu juga sebaliknya omgekeerd (og) omvendt, vice versa (i) odwrotnie vice-versa vice­versa наоборот naopak obratno obrnuto vice versa ในทางกลับกัน aksine, tersine 反過來(也是這樣) навпаки اس کے بر عکس ngược lại


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Asked to differentiate between European and Chinese poetry, some critics would perhaps insist upon their particular colour sense, instancing the curious fact that where we see blue to them it often appears green, and vice versa, or the tone theories that make their poems so difficult to understand; in fact, a learned treatise would be written on these lines, to prove that the Chinese poets were not human beings as we understand humanity at all.
He could not open the door without first closing the closet door, and VICE VERSA.
And whenever a longshoreman remembered something against a scow- schooner sailor, or vice versa, or an oyster pirate remembered or was remembered, a fist shot out and another fight was on.
 
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