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sentence substitute

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noun

  1. a word or phrase, esp one traditionally classified as an adverb, that is used in place of a finite sentence, such as yes, no, certainly, and never

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Change the structure of the sentence, substitute one synonym for another, and the whole effect is destroyed.

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

Change the structure of the sentence; substitute one synonyme for another, and the whole effect is destroyed.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam by Lord, John

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