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substitution (n.)

late 14c., "appointment of a subordinate or successor," from Middle French substitution or directly from Late Latin substitutionem (nominative substitutio) "a putting in place of (another)," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin substituere "put in place of another, place under or next to, present, submit," from sub "under" (see sub-) + statuere "set up," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing."

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Definitions of substitution from WordNet

substitution (n.)
an event in which one thing is substituted for another;
substitution (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";
Synonyms: exchange / commutation
From wordnet.princeton.edu