surrogatum

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noun

A thing put in the place of another; a substitute.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounsurrogatum (plural surrogata)

plural surrogata

  1. Scots lawA thing put in the place of another; a substitute.

Origin

1800s. Latin, neuter singular of surrogatus

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APA

surrogatum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogatum

MLA

“surrogatum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrogatum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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