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replacement (iou)



replacement noun. L18.
[from REPLACE + -MENT.]
The action of replacing a person or thing; the fact of being replaced. L18.
b. Geology & Palaeontology. The dissolution of one mineral and the simultaneous deposition of another in its place; metasomatism; a process of fossilization in which organic constituents are replaced by inorganic material. Freq. attrib. E20.
A thing which or a person who replaces another. L19.
A. Bishop His housekeeper gave notice; Mary..found a replacement.
Comb.: replacement therapy Medicine therapy aimed at making up a deficit of a substance normally present in the body.