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vicarious
adjective
felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.
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The adjective vicarious comes from the Latin adjective and noun 惫颈肠腻谤颈耻蝉 鈥渟ubstituting, taking the place of another; one who takes over for or from another, a replacement or successor.” 痴颈肠腻谤颈耻蝉 is formed from the noun vicis (a genitive singular鈥攖he nominative singular does not occur) 鈥渁 recurring occasion, a turn; an interchange or alternation,鈥� and the adjective suffix –腻谤颈耻蝉, completely naturalized in English as –ary. 痴颈肠腻谤颈耻蝉 regularly becomes vicaire, vicar(e) in Old French, and vicar(e), vicair(e) in Middle English, with many meanings, including 鈥渙ne delegated with apostolic authority, such as a priest or the pope; a priest appointed to a parish in place of the regular priest or parson.” Vicarious entered English in the 17th century.
how is vicarious used?
Laying a sleeping bag on the hard metal floor of a rail car as it rumbles down the tracks is not for those accustomed to creature comforts. Yet his photographs of this life-on-the-edge experience illicit a vicarious thrill.
Track and field are some of the most exciting events in the Olympic Games, but after the weeks of hype, the events themselves are so short … that it seems like they’re over before a casual fan has time to get a vicarious adrenaline rush.
vicarious
jubilee
noun
the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, especially the fiftieth (golden jubilee).
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Jubilee comes from Middle English jubilee, jeubile, from Old French jubilee, 箩耻产颈濒茅, from Late Latin (annus) 箩奴产颈濒补别耻蝉 鈥�(year) of jubilee,鈥� from the Greek adjective 颈艒产脓濒补卯辞蝉, from the noun 颈峁揵脓濒辞蝉 鈥渏ubilee,鈥� from the Hebrew noun 测艒产丑脓濒 鈥渞am’s horn, jubilee.鈥� The change of the expected Latin spelling 箩艒产脓濒补别耻蝉 to 箩奴产颈濒补别耻蝉 is due to the Latin verb 箩奴产颈濒腻谤别 鈥渢o shout for joy.鈥� Jubilee first appears in John Wycliffe鈥檚 translation of the Bible in 1382.
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Few British monarchs have reached the 50-year milestone. King George III and Queen Victoria marked their golden jubilees with huge celebrations.
To mark our silver jubilee, we look back at some of the biggest, brightest moments of the past 9,131 days.
jubilee
de facto
adverb, adjective
in fact; in reality: Although his title was prime minister, he was de facto president of the country.
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The English adjective and adverb de facto, 鈥渋n fact, really, in actuality (whether legal or illegal),鈥� comes from the Latin phrase 诲脓 fact艒, from the preposition 诲脓 鈥渙f, from鈥� and the noun factum 鈥渄eed, act.鈥� De facto is frequently contrasted with de jure, from the Latin phrase 诲脓 j奴re 鈥渁ccording to law, legally.鈥� De facto entered English in the early 17th century.
how is de facto used?
Teachers will be safe at home, Hicks-Maxie noted. She doesn鈥檛 blame them. But she said that will leave child care workers as de facto teachers鈥攁t half the pay.
By choosing her as his political partner, Mr. Biden, if he wins, may well be anointing her as the de facto leader of the party in four or eight years.
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