replacement English · revision 5248

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1743}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /rɪˈpleɪs.mənt/, /rəˈpleɪs.mənt/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|en|replace|-ment]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The act of replacing: before 1790 in the OED, 1790 in Etymonline, 1743 in MWU.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Something or someone that takes the place of another is from 1894.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) In geology, the dissolving of one mineral and its replacement by another is from 1906.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1743 – first known use.^(MWU 2024)

+ * a. 1790 – act of replacing.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1894 – a substitute.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1906 – in geology.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of replacing something or being replaced; [[substitution]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A person or thing that takes the place of another.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # ''(geology)'' The gradual growth of one [[mineral]] in place of another.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonreplacement]]

+ * [[hormone replacement therapy]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[replace]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}