what does substitution mean?
SUBSTITUTION as NOUN
- Meaning
- 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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Hypernyms(s) substitution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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Usage Example(s)
- the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Hypernyms(s) substitution is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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