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vice-

/ˌvaɪ̯s-/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌvʌɪ̯s-/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌvʌi̯s-/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌvəi̯s-/ Canada, US, UK
/ˌvɑe̯s-/ Australia, New Zealand
/ˌvəjs-/ India
/ˌvɑːjs-/ India

Where it comes from

Derived from Latin vice (“in place of”), ablative form of vicis (“alternation, turn”). Compare viscount.

prefix

morpheme Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

Translations

Every language

prefix deputy

Español	vice-
한국어	부 bu
日本語	副 fuku
中文	副 fù
हिन्दी	उप up
Português	vice-
Français	vice-
Deutsch	vize-
Italiano	vìce-
Ελληνικά	αντι- anti-
Română	vice-
Русский	вѝце- vìce-
Tiếng Việt	phó
العربية	نَائِب nāʔib, نَائِبَة nāʔiba
עברית	סגן sgan, סגנית sganít

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MLA

"vice-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vice-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

vice-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vice-

Chicago

"vice-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vice-.

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@misc{vice_2026,
  title = {vice-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vice-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}