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vicissitudinous

Variant of vicissitude

noun

    1. a condition of constant change or alternation, as a natural process; mutability: the vicissitude of the sea
    2. regular succession or alternation, as of night and day
  1. unpredictable changes or variations that keep occurring in life, fortune, etc.; shifting circumstances; ups and downs
  2. a difficulty that is likely to occur, esp. one that is inherent in a situation

Origin: Fr < L vicissitudo < *vix, a turn, change: see vicar

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