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substitution

subs·ti·tu·tion

UK/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ US/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ uncommon

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 putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

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Origin

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

Phrases

  • back substitution
  • blood substitution
  • Caesar substitution
  • electrophilic substitution
  • free substitution
  • lexical substitution
  • Liskov substitution principle
  • nucleophilic substitution

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