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replacement

rep·la·ce·ment

UK/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ US/rɪˈpleɪsmʌnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

  • “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
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2.

the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

  • “replacing the star will not be easy”
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3.

someone who takes the place of another person

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4.

a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

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5.

filling again by supplying what has been used up

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6.

a person who follows next in order

  • “he was President Lincoln”
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Origin

From replace + -ment.

Phrases

  • blood replacement
  • bus replacement service
  • double replacement reaction
  • double-replacement reaction
  • energy replacement time
  • Great Replacement
  • great replacement theory

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