Conversely
['kɒnvɜːslɪ;kən'vɜːslɪ] or ['kɑnvɝsli]
Definition
(adv.) with the terms of the relation reversed; 'conversely, not all women are mothers'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Reciprocally.
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Examples
- So conversely it will be with the northern hemisphere, while the southern passes through a glacial period. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- And, conversely, that which has less of truth will also have less of essence? Plato. The Republic.
- We see water passing from solid ice to liquid water and gaseous steam, by a mere rise in temperature, and conversely, by abstraction of heat, steam passes back to water, and then to ice. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Yes, but do not persons often err about good and evil: many who are not good seem to be so, and conversely? Plato. The Republic.
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