Meaning of replacement in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Noun

   replacement

   Definitions

   1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

   Examples

   • « the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood »
2. 2. the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

   Examples

   • « replacing the star will not be easy »
3. 3. someone who takes the place of another person
4. 4. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
5. 5. filling again by supplying what has been used up
6. 6. a person who follows next in order

   Examples

   • « he was President Lincoln's successor »