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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: vicissitudo, from vicissim 'in turn', from vicis; VICARIOUS

vicissitudes

 noun
     
vi‧cis‧si‧tudes [plural] formal
the continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone's life
vicissitudes of
the vicissitudes of married life
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