substitution C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/ UK /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #31871 Meanings 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 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 AI details From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # substitution **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 31871 ## Meanings 1. The act of putting one thing or person in place of another. 2. A person or thing used in place of another. ## Examples - In this tournament, three substitutions can be made during each match. - Honey can be a healthy substitution for sugar in many recipes. ## Derived Forms - cosubstitution - cryosubstitution - disubstitution - intersubstitution - metasubstitution - monosubstitution - orthosubstitution - oversubstitution - parasubstitution - photosubstitution - resubstitution - substitutional ## Etymology From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio. ## AI Etymology Substitution comes from Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as cosubstitution, cryosubstitution, disubstitution, and intersubstitution. In present use it covers the act of putting one thing or person in place of another and a person or thing used in place of another. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown