Etymology

substitution

sub·sti·tu·tion
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Today it means: The act of substituting or the state of being substituted. Full definition →

Middle French substitution ← Late Latin substitutio
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromsubstitutio
  2. Middle French · derived fromsubstitution
  3. English todaysubstitution

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

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