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replacement

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

The English word “replacement” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
  2. The act of replacing something.
  3. The removal of an edge of crystal, by one plane or more.

Etymology

From replace + -ment.

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