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vicissitudinous

vi·cis·si·tude
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /vɪˈsɪs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /vˌɪsɪsɪtjˈuːdɪnəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood]
    • /vɪˈsɪs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/

Definitions of vicissitudinous word

  • noun vicissitudinous a change or variation occurring in the course of something. 1
  • noun vicissitudinous interchange or alternation, as of states or things. 1
  • noun vicissitudinous vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years. 1
  • noun vicissitudinous regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 1
  • noun vicissitudinous change; mutation; mutability. 1
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Origin of vicissitudinous

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin vicissitūdō, equivalent to viciss(im) in turn (perhaps by syncope < *vice-cessim; vice in the place of (see vice3) + cessim giving way, adv. derivative of cēdere to go, proceed) + -i- -i- -tūdō -tude

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Parts of speech for Vicissitudinous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vicissitudinous

vicissitudinous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vicissitudinous usage trend in Literature

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