vicarious

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (not-comparable) Delegated.
  2. (not-comparable) Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
  3. (not-comparable) On behalf of others.

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/vɪˈkɛəɹi.əs/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substituted”), 17th century.

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