Vice-versa Adverb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of vice versa adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

vice versa adverb  /ˌvaɪs ˈvɜːsə/,  /ˌvaɪsi ˈvɜːsə/  /ˌvaɪs ˈvɜːrsə/,  /ˌvaɪsi ˈvɜːrsə/ jump to other results

1. used to say that the opposite of what you have just said is also true
   • You can cruise from Cairo to Aswan or vice versa (= also from Aswan to Cairo).
   Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘in-turned position’.

See vice versa in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee vice versa in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation: vice versa

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