replacement Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
replacing.
- replacing the star will not be easy
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noun someone who takes the place of another person
alternate; surrogate.
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noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
transposition; permutation; switch; substitution.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
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noun a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
substitute.
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noun filling again by supplying what has been used up
renewal; replenishment; refilling.
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noun a person who follows next in order
successor.
- he was President Lincoln's successor
WordNet
Re*place"ment noun
Definitions
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The act of replacing. -
(Crystallog.) The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes.