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vicarious
(vic¦ari|ous)
Pronunciation:
/vɪˈkɛːrɪəs, vʌɪ-/
adjective
1
experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person:
this catalogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living
2
acting or done for another:
a vicarious atonement
Derivatives
vicariously
adverb
vicariousness
noun
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from Latin
vicarius
'substitute'
(see
vicar
)
+
-ous
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