# vicissity

> English word · Noun · IPA [vɪˈsɪs.ɨˌti]

## Definitions
1. A change, as of fortune.

## Etymology
From viciss(itous) + -ity, from Latin vicissitas. Mentioned since at least 1717, in Elisha Coles's An English Dictionary.

## Source
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