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Created page with "== English == === Etymology === From Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagare vagare] ("wander") and/or its source Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagari vagari] ("to wander"), from Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagus vagus] ("wandering"). Later apparently reinterpreted in English as [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vague vague] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ery -ery] but without changing the spelling. Surface analysis: [https://en.wiktionary.org..."

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== English ==

=== Etymology ===
From Italian [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagare vagare] ("wander") and/or its source Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagari vagari] ("to wander"), from Latin [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagus vagus] ("wandering"). Later apparently reinterpreted in English as [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vague vague] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ery -ery] but without changing the spelling. Surface analysis: [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagus vag(us)] + [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ary -ary].

=== Pronunciation ===
* IPA: /vəˈɡɛɚ.i/ (General American, formerly)
* IPA: /ˈveɪɡəɹi/ (General American, now commonly)
* Audio (US): [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/File:En-us-vagary.ogg En-us-vagary.ogg]

=== Noun ===
'''vagary''' (''plural'' '''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagaries vagaries]''')

# An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/erratic erratic], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unpredictable unpredictable] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/occurrence occurrence] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/action action].
# Something [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vague vague].
# An [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/impulsive impulsive] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/illogical illogical] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/desire desire]; a [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caprice caprice] or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whim whim].
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==== Derived terms ====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagarian vagarian]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagarish vagarish]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagarity vagarity]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagarious vagarious]

==== Related terms ====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/figary figary]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vague vague]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagrancy vagrancy]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagrant vagrant]
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vagabond vagabond]

=== See also ===
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vaguery vaguery]

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