mutatis mutandis
adverb /mjuːˌtɑːtɪs mjuːˈtændɪs/
/muːˌtɑːtɪs muːˈtɑːndɪs/
(from Latin, formal)- (used when you are comparing two or more things or situations) making the small changes that are necessary for each individual case, without changing the main points
- The same contract, mutatis mutandis, will be given to each employee (= the contract is basically the same for everybody, but the names, etc. are changed).
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘things being changed that have to be changed’.