Meaning

noun the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

noun someone who takes the place of another person

noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another

originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English replacement From replace + -ment.

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