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English adjective: vicarious | |||
| 1. | vicarious experienced at secondhand | ||
| Samples | Read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement. | ||
| Similar | secondary | ||
| Antonyms | primary | ||
| 2. | vicarious occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function | ||
| Samples | Vicarious menstruation. | ||
| Similar | abnormal, unnatural | ||
| Domain category | medical specialty, medicine | ||
| Antonyms | normal | ||
| 3. | vicarious suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another | ||
| Samples | Vicarious atonement. | ||
| Similar | exchangeable | ||
| Antonyms | unexchangeable | ||
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