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sentence substitute

British

noun

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.

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

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