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Look up: vicarious

  1. vicarious
    [adj] - experienced at secondhand 2. [adj] - (medicine) occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function 3. [adj] - suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. vicarious
    acting as a substitute Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Vicarious
    Vi·ca'ri·ous adjective [ Latin vicarius , from vicis change, alternation, turn, the position, place, or office of one person as assumed by another; akin to Greek ... to yield, give way, German wechsel a change, and probably also to ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/22

  4. vicarious
    1. Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority. ... 2. Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer. 'The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient, and vicarious . . . In the hands of the Almighty.' (Sir M. Hale...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. vicarious
    adjective suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; `vicarious atonement`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. vicarious
    adjective experienced at secondhand; `read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. vicarious
    adjective occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; `vicarious menstruation`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Vicarious
    • (prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer. • (prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority. • (prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrif...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  9. vicarious
    vicarious, vicariously, vicariousness 1. Endured or done by one person substituting for another. 2. Acting in place of someone or something else. 3. Felt or experienced as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another. 4. In physiology, taking place in or done by a part of the bod...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  10. Vicarious
    [Tool song] "Vicarious" is a song by American rock band Tool. The song is the first single released from their fourth full-length studio album 10,000 Days. Debuting on April 17, 2006 on commercial radio, the seven-minute song entered the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart at #2. It received ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_(

  11. vicarious
    Type: Term Pronunciation: vī-kar′ē-ŭs Definitions: 1. Acting as a substitute; occurring in an abnormal situation.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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