vicissitude
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la vicissitude
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
1. (literary) (twist and turn of life)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
a. vicissitude (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
Les vicissitudes du destin peuvent tout remettre en question.Fate's vicissitudes can call everything into question.
b. tribulation (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
Malgré une énième vicissitude, Joanna n'a pas perdu de vue son ambition première.Despite yet another tribulation, Joanna hasn't lost sight of her primary ambition.
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