Vicissitudes

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of vicissitude form-of, plural

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"When I was very young, my father died. His younger brother, due to the vicissitudes of the times and to his own laziness, dissipated his own fortune and afterwards became a peddler of writing materials. He often came to our house, but when he came, my mother would scold him and he would be troubled."

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