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English word:
substitution
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substitution in WordNet English dictionary
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"
substitution
exchange
commutation
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
substitution
permutation
transposition
replacement
switch
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