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substitution

/ substitution /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
replacement replacing subrogation weaning ablactation
Derived:
commute transpose permute exchange switch over
noun Sense 2
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
78%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
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change replacement replacing subrogation weaning ablactation variation fluctuation