vice

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin vitium (fault or blemish).

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Singular
vice

Plural
vices

vice (plural vices)

  1. A bad habit.
    Smoking is a vice, not a virtue.
  2. (law) prostitution
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[edit] Etymology 2

From French vis (screw, winding stairs), from Old French vis, viz, from Latin vitis (vine); probably akin to English withy.

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Singular
vice

Plural
vices

vice (plural vices)

  1. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
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[edit] Etymology 3

From Latin vice, "in place of", ablative form of vicis.

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vice (no comparative or superlative)

  1. in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
    vice president
    vice admiral
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vice

  1. in rows

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vice

  1. instead of

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vice

  1. instead

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vice m. and f. inv.

  1. deputy, substitute, vice

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vice

  1. ablative singular of vicis

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vice

  1. in place of, subordinate to

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vice

  1. purgatory (stage of the afterlife in Catholic theology)


This Slovene entry was created from the translations listed at purgatory. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see vice in the Slovene Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009