Etymology

mutatis mutandis

Today it means: With the necessary changes being made; with the necessary modifications; with such changes as are necessary to ensure congruence. Full definition →

Late Latin mūtātīs mūtandīs
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed frommūtātīs mūtandīs“with [the things] to be changed having been changed”
  2. English todaymutatis mutandis

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

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