Vagaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vagary \Va*ga"ry\ (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[y^] or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]), n.;
     pl. {Vagaries} (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[i^]z or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]z).
     [L. vagari to stroll about. See {Vague}.]
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     1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.]
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     2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful
        freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a
        child." --Spectator.
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              They changed their minds,
              Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. --Milton.
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