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succedaneum vs replacement

replacement vs succedaneum

succedaneum and replacement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
succedaneum Yes No No No
replacement Yes No No No
As nouns, replacement is a hypernym of succedaneum; that is, replacement is a word with a broader meaning than succedaneum:
  • succedaneum: (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)
  • replacement: a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
Other hypernyms of succedaneum include substitute.
succedaneum (noun) replacement (noun)
(medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
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 succedaneum and replacement

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