US /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/ UK /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/
noun Freq #31871

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of putting one thing or person in place of another.

    In this tournament, three substitutions can be made during each match.

  2. 2
    noun

    A person or thing used in place of another.

    Honey can be a healthy substitution for sugar in many recipes.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of putting one... exchangereplacement
Word family
Forms substitutions
Derived forms cosubstitutioncryosubstitutiondisubstitutionintersubstitutionmetasubstitutionmonosubstitutionorthosubstitutionoversubstitutionparasubstitutionphotosubstitutionresubstitutionsubstitutional

Etymology

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

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