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vagary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Vagary \Va*ga"ry\, n.; pl {Vagaries}. [L. vagari to stroll about See {Vague}.] 1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.] 2. Hence a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. ``The vagaries of a child.'' --Spectator. They changed their minds, Flew off and into strange vagaries fell. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: vagary n : a sudden desire; "he bought it on impulse" [syn: {caprice}, {impulse}, {whim}]
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