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vi·car·i·ous
 (v  -kâr   -  s, -k  r -, v  -)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another:
read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills.
- Endured or done by one person substituting for another:
vicarious punishment.
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- Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
- Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.
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Physiology
Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin vic rius ; see
vicar
OTHER FORMS:
vi·cari·ous·ly
(Adverb),
vi·cari·ous·ness
(Noun)
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