succedaneum

American  

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm] / ˌsʌk sɪˈdeɪ ni əm /

noun

succedanea plural

1. a substitute.

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succedaneum British  

/ ˌsʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm /

noun

1. obsolete something that is used as a substitute, esp any medical drug or agent that may be taken or prescribed in place of another

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• succedaneous
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• succedanea
  plural

Etymology

Origin of succedaneum

First recorded in 1635–45; from New Latin succēdāneum, noun use of neuter singular of Latin succēdāneus “substituted,” equivalent to suc- suc- + cēd(ere) “to come, go” ( see cede) + -āneus composite adjective suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

Example Sentences

Succedaneum This In Vegas, they've got a saying about the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee: Never bet against a home-schooled kid.

From Time Magazine Archive

And ev'n the Succedaneum to a Menstruum may sometimes serve the turn to change the Colours of a Metal.

From Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) by Boyle, Robert

Related Words

• backup
• replacement
• stand-in
• surrogate