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vi·cis·si·tu·di·nous | \ və-ˌsi-sə-ˈtüd-nəs 
, (ˌ)vī-, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-də-nəs, -ˈtyü- \
, (ˌ)vī-, -ˈtyüd-; -ˈtü-də-nəs, -ˈtyü- \Definition of vicissitudinous
: marked by or filled with vicissitudes
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The first known use of vicissitudinous was circa 1846
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