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caprice

Syllabification: (ca·price)
Pronunciation: /kəˈprēs/
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Definition of caprice

noun

  • 1a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior:her caprices had made his life impossible a land where men were ruled by law and not by caprice

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French, from Italian (see capriccio)

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