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n. - Exchangeability by virtue of something else being able to take the item's place.

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Usage examples (9)
  • Verb (used with object), : Electricity has replaced gas in lighting. ,to replace a broken dish. ,to replace a sum of money borrowed. ,to replace the...
  • H. assumed, in short, as has been pointed out by Sir J.H. Gilbert, a greater amount of mutual replaceability amongst the bases than can be now admitted.
  • In general, one's position in an organization, one's salary ranking in that organization and one's value/replaceability in that organization all lead to a delineation of...
  • We can stick to rankings within one aesthetic value (hence we may be able to compare Guernica with Picasso's late nudes), and when we have to make practical choices about what...
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