English noun: replacement |
1. | replacement (act) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another |
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| Samples | Replacing the star will not be easy.
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| Synonyms | replacing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | commutation, exchange, substitution |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | displacement, novation, pitching change, supersedure, supersession, supplanting |
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2. | replacement (person) someone who takes the place of another person |
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| Synonyms | alternate, surrogate |
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| Broader (hypernym) | backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute |
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3. | replacement (event) an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
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| Samples | The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood.
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| Synonyms | permutation, substitution, switch, transposition |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fluctuation, variation |
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4. | replacement (cognition) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another |
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| Synonyms | substitute |
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| Broader (hypernym) | equivalent |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ersatz, succedaneum, successor |
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5. | replacement (process) filling again by supplying what has been used up |
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| Synonyms | refilling, renewal, replenishment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | filling |
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6. | replacement (person) a person who follows next in order |
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| Samples | He was President Lincoln's successor.
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| Synonyms | successor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | compeer, equal, match, peer |
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