vicissitude
a change or variation, the quality of being changeable
TRANSLATION
Wandel, Wechsel vicissitudes: Wechselfälle; Schicksale; Schicksalsschläge the vicissitudes of life: das Auf und Ab (des Lebens)
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"In Jiang's speech, he noted, 'People of my age have all experienced vicissitudes of the current century.'"
(Weimin, Chang, Warm Talks Bring Two Nations Closer, China Daily, 21st Oct. 1999)
(Weimin, Chang, Warm Talks Bring Two Nations Closer, China Daily, 21st Oct. 1999)
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Wordwise: from Latin vicissitudo, from vicissim, in turn, probably from vices, pl. of vix, change.
