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vicissitudes

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Editorial note

In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate.

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Quick take

an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.

Meaning at a glance

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N

an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for vicissitudes.

N

an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.

Example sentences

1

In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate.

2

In view a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicareously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of fate.

3

They of course took it as among other things a personal insult, and no doubt deeply understand the vicissitudes of politics.

4

That ensures that the power of the government isn't subject to random vicissitudes, fads, or slight changes in the balance of power.

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It still suffers from the vicissitudes of any legal system - run by humans, they're not perfect - but jail time for 'drunk posting'?

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They fight tooth and nail to keep an unplanned economy, and then say they are deserving because they have to suffer the vicissitudes of an unplanned economy.

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Suburban houses underground, with easily controlled temperature, free from the vicissitudes of weather, with air cleaned and light controlled, should be fairly common.

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Love the serendipity moral; loved surviving the vicissitudes.

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This is just one expression among the vicissitudes of social expression, but don't forget the fact it is also very much a numbers game (when zoomed out far enough).

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- Keep the crowds amused with your vicissitudes in a daily blog.

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As you reduce your trading frequency, you can expect to capture larger price movements and deploy more capital but you’ll also be exposed to more of the vicissitudes of the general market, so your Sharpe ratio will decline.

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And the great seminal inventors and scientists of the late 19th century, almost all of whom were male, were individualists by temperament who while developing their ideas would partition themselves off from the vicissitudes of life for the duration.

Quote examples

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Mastery, though, is a knowing of yourself, and something anyone can achieve throughout the vicissitudes of outward "success".

2

Rights are not subject to the "vicissitudes" of public opinion -- the democratic process doesn't get to take away rights.

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The international arena is effectively a lawless "wild west" world, and it shows; particularly in the attitude and demeanour of those who have been exposed to its' vicissitudes for any significant length of time.

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But within that story he mentions this - the exact quote: "Long ago (it was while I was scrambling on a rugged coast, where great waves broke in blossom on the rocks) I had a sudden fantasy of man's whole future, aeon upon aeon of strange vicissitudes and gallant endeavours in world after world, seeking a glory never clearly conceived, often betrayed, but little by little revealed." It says...

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use vicissitudes in a sentence?

In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate.

What does vicissitudes mean?

an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.

What part of speech is vicissitudes?

vicissitudes is commonly used as N.