Substitution - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃn|
Brit.
|sʌbstɪˈtjuːʃn|
noun
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another (syn: permutation, replacement, switch, transposition)
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (syn: commutation, exchange)
- the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: (syn: commutation, exchange)
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
Extra examples
The coach made three substitutions in the second half of the game.
I'd prefer rice with my steak instead of potatoes, but the menu says “no substitutions.”
Substitution of applesauce for oil is one way of reducing the fat in recipes.
The cookbook has a long list of substitutions for ingredients that may be hard to find.
Word forms
noun
singular: substitution
plural: substitutions
singular: substitution
plural: substitutions
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