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vagary
(encz) | vagary,nápad fjey |
vagary
(encz) | vagary,vrtoch fjey |
Vagary
(gcide) | Vagary \Va*ga"ry\ (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[y^] or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]), n.;
pl. Vagaries (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[i^]z or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]z).
[L. vagari to stroll about. See Vague.]
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1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.]
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2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful
freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a
child." --Spectator.
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They changed their minds,
Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. --Milton.
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vagary
(wn) | vagary
n 1: an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a
situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of
the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of
the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for
many years" |
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Vagary
(gcide) | Vagary \Va*ga"ry\ (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[y^] or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]), n.;
pl. Vagaries (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[i^]z or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]z).
[L. vagari to stroll about. See Vague.]
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1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.]
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2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful
freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a
child." --Spectator.
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They changed their minds,
Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. --Milton.
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