substitution
suhb sti tooh shuhn
- n an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- n the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
- The new Marshal's first act: substitution of the conventional army salute for the Partisans' greetingthe clenched fist.
- History suggests you might want to wait a few decades or so before adding such novelties to your diet, the substitution of margarine for butter being the classic case in point.
- In the lobbies of the Metropolitan Opera House one night last week, a sign announcing a cast-substitution went up.