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substitutionary

Main Entry:: sub·sti·tu·tion
Pronunciation:: \ˌsəb-stə-ˈtü-shən, -ˈtyü-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English substitucion, from Middle French, from Late Latin substitution-, substitutio, from substituere
Date:: 14th century

1 a: the act, process, or result of substituting one thing for another b: replacement of one mathematical entity by another of equal value2: one that is substituted for another

— sub·sti·tu·tion·al

Listen to the pronunciation of substitutional

\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

— sub·sti·tu·tion·al·ly adverb

— sub·sti·tu·tion·ary

Listen to the pronunciation of substitutionary

\-shə-ˌner-ē\ adjective

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