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substitution

.sʌbsti'tju:ʃәn4 senses · 370 ms
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noun/ˌsʌb.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən//ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən//ˌsʌb.stɪˈtu.ʃən/
  1. 1

    The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.countableuncountable

    • In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.
  2. 2

    A substitute or replacement.countableuncountable

    • Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.
  3. 3

    The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.countableespeciallyuncountable

  4. 4

    The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.countableuncountable

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