replacement

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
  2. noun someone who takes the place of another person
  3. noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another

Etymology

From replace + -ment.

In classic literature

Synonyms

replacing

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
substitution
Narrower (hyponyms)
supplanting, pitching change, supersedure, novation

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