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succedaneum

[ suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm ]

noun

, plural suc·ce·da·ne·a [suhk-si-, dey, -nee-, uh].
  1. a substitute.


succedaneum

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌsucceˈdaneous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • succe·dane·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of succedaneum1

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” ( cede ) + -āneus composite adjective suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of succedaneum1

C17: from Latin succēdāneus following after, from succēdere to succeed
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Example Sentences

Succedaneum for Chrysarobin; very active reducer or "reactive."

Give us rather any succedaneum that will move us, will delight us.

How very poor a succedaneum for fresco painting is Gobelius tapestry!

His moral lectures and advice to me formed a most important succedaneum to those imparted by my parents.

Now the grace of God is not to be set aside in this way; it refuses to be treated as a mere succedaneum of human virtue.

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