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Word: Vicissitude
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘alternation’): from French, or from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim ‘by turns’, from vic- ‘turn, change’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
vʌɪˈsɪsɪtjuːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
Short Definition:change of circumstances or fortune
Examples:- her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune
Definition:
alternation between opposite or contrasting things
Short Definition:alternation between opposite or contrasting things
Examples:- the vicissitude of the seasons
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