(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you refer to the ~ of one thing by another, you mean that the second thing takes the place of the first.
...the ~ of damaged or lost books.
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see also hormone ~ therapy
2.
Someone who takes someone else’s place in an organization, government, or team can be referred to as their ~.
Taylor has nominated Adams as his ~...
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