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répétiteur
repetition
repetitious
repetitive
repetitive motion disorder
repetitive strain injury
repine
replace
replacement
replacement cost
replacement cost accounting
replacement drink
replacement ratio
replant
replay
replay attack
replenish
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replacement

re·place·ment [ ri pláyssmənt ] (plural re·place·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. substitution: the act or process of taking the place of or substituting for somebody or something

2. substitute: somebody or something that replaces another

3. chemistry change of one mineral to another: the partial or complete transformation of one mineral into another in response to changing conditions such as the presence of water

4. U.S. military somebody filling military vacancy: somebody who fills a vacancy in a military force

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