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vicenda

affair

noun vee-CHEHN-dah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'vicis' (turn, change)

Also means

event

Usage Note

Vicenda is feminine and means a happening, affair, or matter, often in news contexts (la vicenda giudiziaria). The fixed adverbial phrase a vicenda means 'one another' or 'in turn'.

Examples

"La vicenda è ancora poco chiara."

Natural Translation

The affair is still rather unclear.

Literal Translation

The affair is still little clear.

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