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1. substitution - noun

· an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

Synonym(s): permutation, transposition, replacement, switch

Hypernym(s): variation, fluctuation




2. substitution - noun

· the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

Synonym(s): exchange, commutation

Hypernym(s): change





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