vicissitudes of life

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• vicissitudes — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [viSIS iTOODS] changes, ups and downs, difficulties. He learned to accept the vicissitudes of life. SYN.: changes, ups and downs, peaks and valleys, ebb and flow, changes in fortune, reversals,… …   English dictionary for students

• life — [n1] animation, spirit activity, being, breath, brio, dash, élan*, élan vital*, energy, enthusiasm, entity, esprit, essence, excitement, getup and go*, go*, growth, heart, high spirits, impulse, lifeblood, liveliness, oomph*, sentience, soul,… …   New thesaurus

• vicissitudes — vi|cis|si|tudes [vıˈsısıtju:dz US tu:dz] n [plural] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: vicissitudo, from vicissim in turn , from vicis; VICARIOUS] the continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone s life vicissitudes… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vicissitudes — [[t]vɪsɪ̱sɪtjuːdz, AM tuːdz[/t]] N PLURAL: oft N of n You use vicissitudes to refer to changes, especially unpleasant ones, that happen to someone or something at different times in their life or development. [FORMAL] Whatever the vicissitudes of …   English dictionary

• vicissitudes — noun (plural) formal the continuous changes and problems that affect a situation or someone s life: the vicissitudes of married life …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• life — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fact of existence Nouns 1. life, vitality, existence, being, living, animation, this mortal coil; vital force, flame, or spark, biorhythm; respiration, breath [of life], lifeblood, life force,… …   English dictionary for students

• life — n 1. existence, being, animateness, viability, flesh and blood, substantiality; lifetime, days, generation, life span; duration of life, life expectancy, longevity. 2. the human condition, vicissitudes, ups and downs; trials and tribulations, the …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• My Country, My Life — is an autobiographical book by L. K. Advani, an Indian politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004, and is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the 14th Lok Sabha.The book was released on 19th March, 2008 by …   Wikipedia

• vicissitude — n. the vicissitudes of life * * * [vɪ sɪsɪtjuːd] the vicissitudes of life …   Combinatory dictionary

• The General in His Labyrinth — Infobox Book name = The General in His Labyrinth title orig = es. El general en su laberinto translator = Edith Grossman Front jacket cover of the first (US) hardback edition of the book s translation image caption = author = Gabriel García… …   Wikipedia

• German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …   Universalium