replacement B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #6181 Meanings 1 noun A person or thing that takes the place of another. They are looking for a replacement for the retiring manager. 2 noun The act of putting a new person or thing in place of another. The replacement of the old pipes took two weeks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person or thing that... substitutealternate 2 noun · the act of putting a new... replacing Word family Forms replacements Derived forms neuroreplacementnonreplacementoverreplacementsubreplacementunderreplacement Common collocations replacement cost Noun + noun Etymology AI details From replace + -ment. Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # replacement **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 6181 ## Meanings 1. A person or thing that takes the place of another. 2. The act of putting a new person or thing in place of another. ## Examples - They are looking for a replacement for the retiring manager. - The replacement of the old pipes took two weeks. ## Derived Forms - neuroreplacement - nonreplacement - overreplacement - subreplacement - underreplacement ## Etymology From replace + -ment. ## AI Etymology Replacement comes from replace + -ment. Modern senses include a person or thing that takes the place of another. and the act of putting a new person or thing in place of another.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as neuroreplacement, nonreplacement, overreplacement, subreplacement, and underreplacement. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown