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Word: Vicarious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’ (see vicar) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vʌɪˈkɛːrɪəs
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vɪˈkɛːrɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
Short Definition:experienced in imagination through feelings or actions of another person
Examples:- this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living
Definition:
acting or done for another
Short Definition:acting or done for another
Examples:- a vicarious atonement
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