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replacement vs commutation

commutation vs replacement

replacement and commutation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
replacement Yes No No No
commutation Yes No No No
As nouns, commutation is a hypernym of replacement; that is, commutation is a word with a broader meaning than replacement:
  • replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
  • commutation: the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
Other hypernyms of replacement include exchange, substitution.
replacement (noun) commutation (noun)
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another the travel of a commuter
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
an event in which one thing is substituted for another the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
a person who follows next in order a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
someone who takes the place of another person
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Difference between replacement and commutation

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