replacement
Americannoun
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the act of replacing.
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a person or thing that replaces another.
summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.
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Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
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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.
noun
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the act or process of replacing
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a person or thing that replaces another
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geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
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Also called: petrification. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter
Other Word Forms
- nonreplacement noun
Etymology
Origin of replacement
Example Sentences
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The New York Times reported that he had chosen "three senior clerics" as possible replacements if he were to be assassinated.
From BBC
His replacement idea, however, will cost about $2 billion, according to the Post’s investigation.
From Salon
Is there a formula or method for figuring out when replacement becomes more cost-effective than ongoing repairs?
From MarketWatch
When gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal by the International Olympic Committee, Flav gifted her a bronze, oversized clock necklace as a replacement.
From Los Angeles Times
Without a full-time replacement yet, the union is currently being led in the interim by David White, a former chief of SAG-Aftra.
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