substitution
IPA: sʌbstɪtˈuʃʌn
noun
- The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
- A substitute or replacement.
- (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
- (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
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Examples of "substitution" in Sentences
- The chef made a last-minute substitution of olive oil for butter in the recipe
- In soccer, a substitution was made in the second half to bring in a fresh player
- The teacher allowed students to use a calculator as a substitution for mental math
- I made a substitution of almond milk for regular milk in my morning coffee
- The coach decided to make a substitution to change up the team's strategy
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