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vicariant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-cari-ant
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance

noun

Any of a set of species, in separate geographical locations, that have arisen through vicariance

Etymology

From German vikarierend, present participle of vikarieren (“to act as a substitute”), from Vikar (“vicar, representative”), ultimately from Latin vicārius (“substitute”).

Inflected Forms

vicariants (plural)

Derived Forms

vicariism

Questions

What does vicariant mean?
Of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance
Where does vicariant come from?
From German vikarierend, present participle of vikarieren (“to act as a substitute”), from Vikar (“vicar, representative”), ultimately from Latin vicārius (“substitute”).

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