vicarious
/vaɪˈkeɹiəs/vigh-KEH-ree-uhs
/vaɪˈkɛɹiəs/vigh-KEH-ree-uhs
Meaningin place of another
Common meaning: felt through another person
- vicchange, turn; placeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1986 · scan
- aradjective or noun ending: of, belonging to
- iousadjective ending: full of, marked by
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin vicis ‘change, turn; place’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vicis, p. 1986 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vicis Latin “change, turn; place”
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