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   Re·place·ment

   /rəˈplāsm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of replacing someone or something: "the replacement of religion by poetry" Similar renewalreplacingsubstitution
   • ▪ a person or thing that takes the place of another: "please stay until we find a replacement for you" Similar successorsomeone elsesubstitutestand-infill-inlocumunderstudyproxysurrogatereliefcoverstopgaplocum tenensOpposite predecessor

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2. www.dictionary.com › browse › replacementREPLACEMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. the act of replacing. a person or thing that replaces another: summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit. Also called metasomatism.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPLACEMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. If you refer to the replacement of one thing by another, you mean that the second thing takes the place of the first. ...the replacement of damaged or lost books. [ + of] Synonyms: replacing, renewal, substitution More Synonyms of replacement. 2. See also hormone replacement therapy. 3. countable noun.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › replacementReplacement - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of replacement. noun. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another. synonyms: replacing. see more. noun. an event in which one thing is substituted for another. “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood” synonyms: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition. see more. noun.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishreplacement noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   [countable] a thing that replaces something, especially because the first thing is old, broken, etc. She had a hip replacement six years ago. If your passport is stolen you should apply for a replacement immediately. replacement windows. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › replacementreplacement | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   replacement meaning: 1. the thing or person that replaces something or someone: 2. the act of replacing something or…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREPLACEMENT definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · 1. uncountable noun [with supp] If you refer to the replacement of one thing by another, you mean that the second thing takes the place of the first. ...the replacement of damaged or lost books. Synonyms: replacing, renewal, substitution More Synonyms of replacement. 2. countable noun.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › replacementReplacement - definition of replacement by The Free Dictionary

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   Define replacement. replacement synonyms, replacement pronunciation, replacement translation, English dictionary definition of replacement. n. 1. The act or process of replacing or of being replaced: a knee replacement; replacement of the furnace. 2. One that replaces another: The retiring...