supplantation

sup·plant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-plant, -plahnt]
- /səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt/
- /səplantˈeɪʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-plant, -plahnt]
- /səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt/

Definitions of supplantation word

verb with object supplantation to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like. 1
verb with object supplantation to replace (one thing) by something else. 1

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Origin of supplantation

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English supplanten < Latin supplantāre to trip up, overthrow. See sup-, plant

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Parts of speech for Supplantation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Supplantation

supplantation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

supplantation usage trend in Literature

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