replacement

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  1. noun The act or process of replacing or of being replaced; substitution.
  2. noun One that replaces, especially a person assigned to a vacant military position.

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  • Zenor nodded and took off gladly, not wanting to listen to more of Tarik's snippety As he left, he heard Danil's voice above the others, "Do you suppose your replacement is also in the caravan, Jofri?" —  DRAGON'S KIN
  • Then, Majewski decided to come back and, while his replacement was at work, had quite simply stepped into his shoes. —  Maigret and the Black Sheep - Georges Simenon - 86
  • 'The advantage of giving the man an assistant,' he added to Sir Henry in a low voice, 'is that his replacement is already trained. —  Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwell
  • Long before the Linotype and letterpress ( "hot type") technologies receded (after all, they're still with us in limited applications), their replacement was already on the horizon.
  • While almost any Democrat would have been better than Coleman, you've got to love the fact that his replacement is the author of —  Boston Phoenix - thePhoenix.com
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/rəˈpleɪsmənt/
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