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Ersatz   /ˈɛrsˌɑts/  /ˈɛrzˌɑts/   Listen
Ersatz

noun
1.
An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.





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"Ersatz" Quotes from Famous Books



... 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, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget


Words linked to "Ersatz" :   artificial, replacement, unreal


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