substitution

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
  2. noun the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

Etymology

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

In classic literature

Synonyms

permutation, transposition, replacement, switch

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