What is the meaning of converse?

noun

  • A proposition obtained by conversion.

verb

adjective

  • Of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other.
    • usage: "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"
  • Turned about in order or relation.
    • usage: "transposed letters"
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