Vicarious (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.
  2. taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
  3. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.
  4. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
adjective
  1. obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences
  2. suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for another
  3. delegated
  4. taking the place of another
  5. (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal site
Vicarious (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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