vicissitude
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noun \və-ˈsi-sə-ˌtüd, vī-, -ˌtyüd\Definition of VICISSITUDE
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 vicissitudes of daily life> b : a difficulty or hardship attendant on a way of life, a career, or a course of action and usually beyond one's control c : alternating change : succession
See Origin of VICISSITUDE
Middle French, from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim in turn, from vicis change, alternation — more at week
First Known Use: circa 1576
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