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adjective
- experience, Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another, such as through watching or reading.
- People experience pleasures through watching the news.
- Done on behalf of others
- The concept of atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
Etymology: From vicarius, vicÄrius "vicarious, substituted"
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