mutatis mutandis
/m(j)uːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtandɪs/
mutatis mutandis
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Definition
With the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs (“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”).
Example Sentences
- "And like billes, mutatis mutandis, were put In ayenst Gloucestre & Worcestre"
- "26 May 1564. M. to Mr. Tipton, and another (mutatis mutandis) to Mr. Cuerton. Pp. 3."
- "What is said of the army here is to be taken also to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the air force and the navy."
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