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substitution

/ˌsʌbstɪˈtuʃən/ · 12 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an event in which one thing is substituted for another

    the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

  2. noun

    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

    he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help

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