substitution Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
replacement; transposition; permutation; switch.
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
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noun 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"
exchange; commutation.
WordNet
Sub`sti*tu"tion noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
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The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; thesubstitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium. -
The state of being substituted for another. -
The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority. R. Shak. -
(Civil Law) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him. Burrill. -
(Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory. -
(Chem.) The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis .