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replacement

[ ri-pleys-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of replacing.
  2. a person or thing that replaces another:

    summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.

  3. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
  4. Also called metasomatism. Geology. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one.


replacement

/ ɪˈɪəԳ /

noun

  1. the act or process of replacing
  2. a person or thing that replaces another
  3. geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
  4. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter Also calledpetrification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzr·mԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of replacement1

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment
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After informing police and his insurers, he started looking for a replacement 2016 Type-R model and found one that looked "identical" about 70 miles away.

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Roman was cast on the show, which would go from a summer replacement series for “The Smothers Brothers” to a hit running for 23 seasons.

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The BBC understands that the Post Office may try to use this licence for Horizon's replacement.

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Lock Rosie Galligan is named as a replacement but could still miss the game because of a cut on her knee, which was sustained in training and is being managed.

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He said they were still evaluating the total cost of the damage and of potential replacements.

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