succedaneum
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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
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Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, or more appreciative of language and education than they already are.
From Slate ● May 28, 2015
Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, and more appreciative of language and education than they already are.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2013
Conley, who finished second in last year's bee, went head-to-head with Kristin Hawkins for five rounds before knocking her off with succedaneum, which means "one who succeeds to the place of another."
From Time Magazine Archive
Caput succedaneum, the deep bruising of the scalp layer immediately next to the bony skull?
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir William Curtis, were he mew'd In some romantic solitude, A bower of rose and myrtle, Would find the loving turtle dove No succedaneum for his love Of London Tavern turtle.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 331, September 13, 1828 by Various
Are any medicines to be given as succedanea to the specific remedy for the purpose of rendering its action more sure or prompt?
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Much spare room is enclosed by the town walls: evaporation and Nature's scavengers act succedanea for sewerage.
From First Footsteps in East Africa by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Justice, Justice, in the name of Heaven; give us Justice, and we live; give us only counterfeits of it, or succedanea for it, and we die!
From Latter-Day Pamphlets by Carlyle, Thomas
The "two economies which are the best succedanea" for deficiency of temperament are concentration and drill.
From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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