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replacement

[ ri-pleys-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of replacing.
  2. a person or thing that replaces another:

    summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.

  3. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
  4. Also called metasomatism. Geology. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one.


replacement

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noun

  1. the act or process of replacing
  2. a person or thing that replaces another
  3. geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
  4. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter Also calledpetrification
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of replacement1

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment
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Similar to a heater in need of repair or replacement, McKinnor said the landlord will be in charge of fixing or replacing a refrigerator.

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A snap election to vote for Yoon's replacement must be held by 3 June.

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The departures, as O’Malley said, take place without any effort to have the departing people train their replacements or impart the information they need to take over their jobs.

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You can defer tax on this gain if you use the insurance payout to rebuild or buy a replacement property, says Mark Luscombe, a principal analyst with Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting.

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Head coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight were both sacked last month, with legendary former skipper Edwards confirmed as Lewis' replacement on Tuesday.

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