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Dictionary definition and meaning for vicarious

VICARIOUS

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  • (adj.) suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

    "vicarious atonement"

  • (adj.) occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function

    "vicarious menstruation"

  • (adj.) experienced at secondhand

    "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"

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  • (Tag: ) We do things for the people "we care". We appreciate things that "we care for".

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  • (Tag: ) sounds like VICEROY who is just governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of his or her king or sovereign.

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  • (Tag: ) Vicarious and precarious. It is precarious (unsafe) to use a substitute (vicarious) medicine unless the doctor prescribes it.

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