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vi.cis.si.tude |
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[MF, fr. L vicissitudo, fr. vicissim in turn, fr. vicis change, alternation--more at week] |
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(ca. 1576) |
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1 a: the quality or state of being changeable: mutability b: natural change or mutation visible in nature or in human affairs 2 a: a favorable or unfavorable event or situation that occurs by chance: a fluctuation of state or condition <the ~s of daily life> b: a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a course of action and usu. beyond one's control c: alternating change: succession |
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