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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. Also called: petrification.a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter

“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

  • nonreplacement noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of replacement1

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment
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They had demoted Knack back to the minors, and watched Wrobleski give up four runs in six innings to the St. Louis Cardinals as his replacement.

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His departure and the search for a last minute replacement after five years of work would delay the inquiry's findings by many months.

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Our research found this employee's day job was to source replacement tickets when sellers failed to deliver, as they sometimes did.

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But experts believe the products should only be used sparingly, are not replacements for homemade meals, and can cause children health problems if used as their main source of nutrition.

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No replacement has yet been nominated, but “I don’t think anyone is thinking this is going to be a better outcome for the space agency, whoever Trump nominates,” Dreier says.

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