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replacement

/ replacement /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
"replacing the star will not be easy"
Type of:
substitution exchange commutation
Kinds of:
novation pitching change supersedure supersession supplanting
Derived:
supplant replace supersede supervene upon substitute
noun Sense 2
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Type of:
equivalent
Kinds of:
ersatz successor succedaneum
Derived:
supplant replace supersede supervene upon substitute
noun Sense 3
a person who follows next in order
"he was President Lincoln''s successor"
Type of:
peer equal match
Derived:
succeed come after follow
noun Sense 4
someone who takes the place of another person
Type of:
stand-in substitute relief
Derived:
supplant replace supersede supervene upon alternate
noun Sense 5
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Type of:
filling
Derived:
replenish refill fill again
noun Sense 6
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Type of:
variation fluctuation
Derived:
trade swap swop switch switch over
Semantic Complexity
68%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
47
Times Searched
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substitution exchange commutation novation pitching change supersedure supersession supplanting equivalent ersatz successor succedaneum