| Input interpretation |
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| substitution (English word) |
| Definitions |
| 1 | noun | an event in which one thing is substituted for another 2 | noun | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
| American pronunciation |
| s,uhbstuht’ooshuhn (IPA: s:02cc:028cbst:0259t:02c8u:0283:0259n) |
| Hyphenation |
| sub-sti-tu-tion (12 letters | 4 syllables) |
| First known use in English |
| 1390 (Late Middle ages) (628 years ago) |
| Word origins |
| Middle French | Latin |
| Inflected form |
| substitutions |
| Synonyms |
| permutation | replacement | switch | transposition | commutation | exchange (total: 6) |
| Narrower terms |
| ablactation | replacement | replacing | subrogation | weaning (total: 5) |
| Broader terms |
| fluctuation | variation | change |
| Rhymes |
| absolution | attribution | constitution | contribution | counterrevolution | devolution | dilution | diminution | dissolution | distribution | electrocution | elocution | evolution | execution | institution | … (total: 26) (based on typical American pronunciation) |
| Lexically close words |
| substituting |
| Anagrams |
| (none among common words) |
| Phrase |
| substitution class |
| Translations |
| German: | Ersetzen (general) | Ersatz (general) Spanish: | reemplazo (general) | sustitución (general) Portuguese: | substituição (general) Japanese: | :4ee3 (common noun) | :4ea4:63db (common noun) | :4ee3:4f4d (common noun) | :4ee3:5165 (common noun) | :4ee3:5f79 (common noun) | :4ee3:66ff (common noun) | :4ee3:7528 (common noun) | :5165:63db (irregular okurigana) | :5165:66ff (irregular okurigana) | :7f6e:63db (common noun) | :4ee3:66ff:3048 (common noun) | :5165:63db:3048 (common noun) | :5165:66ff:3048 (common noun) | :5165:308c:63db:3048 (common noun) | :5165:308c:66ff:3048 (common noun) | :639b:3051:5909:3048 (common noun) | :639b:3051:66ff:3048 (common noun) | :5165:308c:4ee3:308f:308a (common noun) | :5165:308c:66ff:308f:308a (common noun) French: | remplacement (general) | substitution (general) |
| Other notable uses |
| substitution.com | substitution.net | substitution.org | substitution.info | substitution.biz (total: 5) |
| Crossword puzzle clues |
| (none) |
| Scrabble score |
| 14 (International English) | 14 (North American English) |