VICISSITUDE


Meaning of VICISSITUDE in English

n. 1 a change of circumstances, esp. variation of fortune. 2 archaic or poet. regular change; alternation. vicissitudinous adj.

[ F vicissitude or L vicissitudo -dinis f. vicissim by turns (as VICE(3)) ]

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