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Vicarious Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Vicarious has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

experienced at secondhand

"read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"

2

occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function

"vicarious menstruation"

3

suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

"vicarious atonement"

4

Delegated.

Example Sentences
"read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement" adjective
"vicarious menstruation" adjective
"vicarious atonement" adjective
See Also
watch vicarial read experience xenomenia vicariousness catharsis nonvicarious
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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