# vicissitude

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/

## Definitions
1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another, or one part of a cycle to the next; alternation; mutual succession; interchange; variability.
2. A change, especially in one's life or fortunes.

## Etymology
From Middle French vicissitude, from Latin vicissitūdō (“change”), from vicissim (“on the other hand, in turn”), from vicis (“change, vicissitude”), whence Spanish vez and French fois (“time (as in "next time"), occurrence”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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