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replacement vs supersession

supersession vs replacement

replacement and supersession both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
replacement Yes No No No
supersession Yes No No No
As nouns, supersession is a hyponym of replacement; that is, supersession is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than replacement:
  • replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
  • supersession: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
Other hyponyms of replacement include novation, pitching change, supersedure, displacement, supplanting.
replacement (noun) supersession (noun)
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
a person who follows next in order
someone who takes the place of another person
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Difference between replacement and supersession

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