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Ersatz
/ˈɛrsˌɑts/
/ˈɛrzˌɑts/
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Ersatz
adjective
1.
Artificial and inferior.
Synonym:
substitute
.
"Substitute coffee"
noun
1.
An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.
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thing for another.] Substitution — N. substitution, commutation; supplanting &c v.; metaphor, metonymy &c (figure of speech) 521. [Thing substituted] substitute,
ersatz
, makeshift, temporary expedient, replacement, succedaneum; shift, pis aller [Fr.], stopgap, jury rigging, jury mast, locum tenens, warming pan, dummy, scapegoat; double; changeling; quid pro quo, alternative. representative &c (deputy) 759; palimpsest. price,
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