substitutional

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adjective

Of or pertaining to substitution or to a substitute

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English substitution →
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Meanings

adjectivesubstitutional (comparative more substitutional, superlative most substitutional)

comparative more substitutional · superlative most substitutional

  1. Of or pertaining to substitution or to a substitute

    Peyotl eating, as a tribal habit, is current at the present time and retains its substitutional characteristic as a replacement of the Christian sacrament.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 154

Origin

  1. Englishsubstitution
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishsubstitutional

From substitution + -al.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “substitutional,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/substitutional.

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