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Meaning of 'substitution' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Substitution [ n.]
- The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent, attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense; the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a circulating medium.
- The state of being substituted for another.
- The office or authority of one acting for another; delegated authority.
- The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him.
- The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously, being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings were expiatory.
- The act or process of substituting an atom or radical for another atom or radical; metethesis; also, the state of being so substituted. See Metathesis.

Meaning of 'substitution' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . substitution [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
Example in sentence:
  • he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
Meaning (2):
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Example in sentence:
  • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

Nearby Words:

sub sub judice sub- sub-base sub-bass subacid subacrid subacromial subact subaction

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