See also: Substitution

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Etymology

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From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌsʌbstəˈtuʃən/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: sub‧sti‧tu‧tion

Noun

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substitution (countable and uncountable, plural substitutions)

  1. The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
    In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.
  2. A substitute or replacement.
    Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.
  3. (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
  4. (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
    Hypernym: loan
    Hyponyms: loan coinage, loan meaning
    Coordinate term: importation

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin substitūtiōnem.

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substitution f (plural substitutions)

  1. substitution
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