# vice versa

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈvaɪsɪ ˈvɜːsə/

## Definitions
1. The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ablative absolute vice versā (“the position having been reversed”), from feminine third declension noun vicis (“arrangement, order, position”) + feminine ablative singular of perfect passive participle versus, from vertō (“to turn, to reverse”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vice-versa