Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Vicissitude
vicissitude, n. [OFr and Fr. < L. vicis, turn, change.] (webplay: summer).
Revolution; transition; modulation; transformation; turn of the seasons; rotation of the earth; changes caused by the passage of time; [fig.] instability; variance; fluctuation; mutability.
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