Succedaneum Definition
sŭksĭ-dānē-əm
succedanea
noun
A substitute.
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Webster's New World
A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.
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Other Word Forms of Succedaneum
Noun
Singular:
succedaneum
Plural:
succedaneaOrigin of Succedaneum
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New Latin succēdāneum from Latin neuter sing. of succēdāneus substituted from succēdere to succeed succeed
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Modern Latin, neuter singular of Latin succedaneus "˜acting as substitute', from succedere "˜come close after', from sub- + cedere "˜go'.
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