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supersession vs replacement

replacement vs supersession

supersession and replacement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supersession Yes No No No
replacement Yes No No No
As nouns, replacement is a hypernym of supersession; that is, replacement is a word with a broader meaning than supersession:
  • supersession: act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
  • replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Other hypernyms of supersession include replacing.
supersession (noun) replacement (noun)
act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior 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 supersession and replacement

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