English Explanatory Dictionary

succedaneum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another.

Pronunciation

/sʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-succedaneum.wav

Word forms

succedaneum succedaneums succedanea

Etymology

Modern Latin, neuter singular of Latin succēdāneus (“acting as substitute”).

Related words

caput succedaneum succedaneaflavanone succedaneous
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