mutatis mutandis
UK/m(j)uːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtandɪs//m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/
mutatis mutandis adverb: with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.
Adverb
mutatis mutandis (not comparable)
- With the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.
- And like billes, mutatis mutandis, were put In ayenst Gloucestre & Worcestrea. 1525, The Coventry Leet Book, page 595
- 26 May 1564. M. to Mr. Tipton, and another (mutatis mutandis) to Mr. Cuerton. Pp. 3.1863, H.M.'s Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers, Foreign Series, of the Reign of Elizabeth, volume VII, page 141
mutatis mutandis meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
mutatis mutandis in Tamil
- தேவையான மாறுதல்களோடு, தேவையான மாற்றங்களோடு, வேண்டிய மாறுதல்களுடன், வேண்டு மாறுதல்களுடன்
mutatis mutandis in Indonesian
- having changed what needs to be changed
- dengan penyesuaian seperlunya
Examples of mutatis mutandis in a sentence
- What is said of the army here is to be taken also to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the air force and the navy.1962, Samuel Edward Finer, chapter 2, in The Man on Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics:
- Similar considerations apply, mutatis mutandis, to the example of nightmare imagined by Brown.1962, Norman Malcolm, chapter 15, in Dreaming:
Forms of mutatis mutandis
| alternative abbreviation | m.m. |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | mut. mut. |
| alternative abbreviation | mut. mutand. |
| alternative abbreviation | mut. mutandis |
| alternative abbreviation | mutat. mutand. |
| alternative abbreviation | mutat. mutandis |
| alternative contraction (nonstandard) | mutatis mandis |
| alternative contraction (nonstandard) | mutatis mundi |
| alternative contraction (nonstandard) | mutis mundis |
| alternative contraction (nonstandard) | mutis mutandis |
Origin of mutatis mutandis
Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs (“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”).
Questions about mutatis mutandis
- What does mutatis mutandis mean?
- Mutatis mutandis means with the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.
- What is mutatis mutandis in Tamil?
- Mutatis mutandis in Tamil is தேவையான மாறுதல்களோடு, தேவையான மாற்றங்களோடு, வேண்டிய மாறுதல்களுடன். See Mutatis mutandis meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use mutatis mutandis in a sentence?
- What is said of the army here is to be taken also to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the air force and the navy.
- What part of speech is mutatis mutandis?
- Mutatis mutandis is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce mutatis mutandis?
- Mutatis mutandis is pronounced /m(j)uːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtandɪs/ (UK).
Words near mutatis mutandis in the dictionary
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