Associations to the word «Vicissitude»

Wiktionary

VICISSITUDE, noun. Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.
VICISSITUDE, noun. (often in the plural) A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

Dictionary definition

VICISSITUDE, noun. A variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research".
VICISSITUDE, noun. Mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another).

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