vicissitude
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun Regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation.
- noun A passing from one state or condition to another; irregular change; revolution; mutation.
Examples
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The fact, of course, is that it is just the variety of experience which makes life interesting, -- toil and rest, pain and relief, hope and satisfaction, danger and security, -- and if we once remove the idea of vicissitude from life, it all becomes an indolent and uninspiring affair.
Note
The word 'vicissitude' comes from the Latin 'vicissim,' in turn.
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