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Word: Vagary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (also as a verb in the sense ‘roam’): from Latin vagari ‘wander’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈveɪɡ(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vəˈɡɛːri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behaviour
Short Definition:unexpected and inexplicable change in situation or in someone's behaviour
Examples:- the vagaries of the weather
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