replacement

[ri-pleys-muh nt]

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noun

a person or thing that replaces another: summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.

Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.

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.

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restoration, reinstatement, stand-in

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Origin of replacement

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Related formsnon·re·place·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for replacement

replacement

noun

the act or process of replacing

a person or thing that replaces another

geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal

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

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Word Origin and History for replacement

replacement

"act or fact of being replaced," 1790, from replace (v.) + -ment. Meaning "something that replaces another" is attested from 1894.

replacement

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