SUBSTITUTIONARY

Etymology

Adjective

substitutionary (comparative more substitutionary, superlative most substitutionary)

Of or relating to substitution or replacement.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 March 2025

SUSPENDED

(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”


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