Meaning of substitution | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˌsʌb.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən

Definitions

The act of substituting or the state of being substituted
The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
countable, uncountable
A substitute or replacement
A substitute or replacement.
countable, uncountable
The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another
The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
countable, especially, uncountable
The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.
countable, uncountable
The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term

العربية البديل بدل تعويض

Bosanski замена

Català substitució

Deutsch Auswechslung Ersatz Ersetzen Ersetzung lexikalische Ersetzung Substituierung Substitution Vertretung

Ελληνικά αναπλήρωση αντικατάσταση

Esperanto anstataŭigo

Español cambio sustitución

Suomi korvaaminen korvautuminen paikanvaihto sijaisuus sijoitus substituutio

Français réaction de substitution Remplacement substitution

Gaeilge malartaíocht

Galego cambio

हिन्दी बदल

Hrvatski замена

Bahasa Indonesia substitusi

Italiano sostituzione

日本語代代わり代入代替掛け替え置換補欠身代わり

한국어 교체

Bahasa Melayu penggantian

Nederlands substitutie

Polski zastępstwo

Português substituição

Русский замена подстано́вка

Српски замена

Svenska ersättning insättning utbyte

Türkçe ikame

“In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.”

“Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.”

Mastery
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