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vice versa

adverb
 
 
/ˌvaɪsˈvɜː.sə/ US  /ˌvaɪ.səˈvɝː-/

Definition

C1 used to say that what you have just said is also true in the opposite order: He doesn't trust her, and vice versa (= she also doesn't trust him).Order and sequenceSimultaneous and consecutiveOpposites
(Definition of vice versa adverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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