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- [ri-pleys-muh nt]
- /rɪˈpleɪs mənt/
- /rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-pleys-muh nt]
- /rɪˈpleɪs mənt/
Definitions of replacement word
- noun replacement the act of replacing. 1
- noun replacement a person or thing that replaces another: summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish. 1
- noun replacement Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit. 1
- noun replacement Also called metasomatism. Geology. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one. 1
- noun replacement part 1
- noun replacement act of replacing 1
Information block about the term
Origin of replacement
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; replace + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Replacement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
replacement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
replacement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for replacement
noun replacement
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
- catchpole — (in medieval England) a sheriff's officer who arrested debtors
- changeling — A changeling is a child who was put in the place of another child when they were both babies. In stories changelings were often taken or left by fairies.
- commutation — a substitution or exchange
adj replacement
- dummiest — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
adjective replacement
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
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