replacement

[ ri-pleys-muhnt ]

noun

1. the act of replacing.
2. a person or thing that replaces another:

   summer replacements for vacationing staff; a replacement for a broken dish.

3. Military. a sailor, soldier, or airman assigned to fill a vacancy in a military unit.
4. Also called metasomatism. Geology. the process of practically simultaneous removal and deposition by which a new mineral grows in the body of an old one.

replacement

/ rɪˈpleɪsmənt /

noun

1. the act or process of replacing
2. a person or thing that replaces another
3. geology the growth of a mineral within another of different chemical composition by gradual simultaneous deposition and removal
4. a process of fossilization by gradual substitution of mineral matter for the original organic matter Also calledpetrification

Other Words From

• nonre·placement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of replacement¹

First recorded in 1780–90; replace + -ment

Example Sentences

“I am simply defending my country from cultural and ethnic replacement brought on by an invasion.”

From Salon

Almost everyone I spoke with placed the blame on immigrants, holding the view, as Crusius did, that dark-skinned people from the global south are surging northward to overwhelm white Christians, what’s become known as the “great replacement theory.”

From Salon

This fall, the great replacement theory and the immigration crisis at the border have vaulted to the top of many voters’ concerns.

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Long before the great replacement theory became a dominant strain among mainstream conservatives — nearly 7 out of 10 Republicans have said the theory had merit — Tanton, while not using those words, began to define the term.

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It would become a treatise for the far right and help solidify the great replacement theory into popular discourse.

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Related Words

• reinstatement
• restoration
• stand-in