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Vinony

replacement

noun

  1. process of removing one thing and adding another appropriate one in its place
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English replacement From replace + -ment.

  1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.

    “Rovers lost keeper Robinson to a calf problem at half-time and his replacement Mark Bunn, making his Premier League debut, was immediately called into action - pushing away a vicious Peter Odemwingie drive at the near post.”

  2. The act of replacing something.

    “The replacement of that broken light-bulb will have to wait until I can buy a new one.”

  3. The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.