Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutatis mutandis

/m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: mu-tatis -mu-tan-dis
IPA: /m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.

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."
"Similar considerations apply, mutatis mutandis, to the example of nightmare imagined by Brown."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs (“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/
British English: /m(j)uːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtandɪs/

Inflected Forms

m.m. (alternative, abbreviation) mut. mut. (alternative, abbreviation) mut. mutand. (alternative, abbreviation) mut. mutandis (alternative, abbreviation) mutat. mutand. (alternative, abbreviation) mutat. mutandis (alternative, abbreviation) mutatis mandis (alternative, contraction) mutatis mundi (alternative, contraction) mutis mundis (alternative, contraction) mutis mutandis (alternative, contraction)

Phrases

mutatio nomine

Frequently Paired Words

mutandum mutate mutation mutatio nomine

Questions

How do you pronounce mutatis mutandis?: The recorded pronunciation is /m(j)uˌtɑtəs m(j)uˈtɑndəs/.
What does mutatis mutandis mean?: With the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence.
Where does mutatis mutandis come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs (“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”).

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