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Definition of: vicissitude
(vi·sis′ə·t
d. ‐tyd) noun
1. plural Irregular changes or variations, as of conditions or fortune: the vicissitudes of life.
2. A change; especially, a complete change; mutation or mutability.
3. Alternating change or succession, as of the seasons. See synonyms under CHANGE. [<MF <L vicissitudo <vicis a turn, change]
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