succedaneum

n., pl., -ne·a (-nē-ə).
A substitute.

[New Latin succēdāneum, from Latin, neuter sing. of succēdāneus, substituted, from succēdere, to succeed. See succeed.]

/suksi DAY nee um/  a thing which (rarely, a person who) replaces or serves in place of another; a substitute

IN BRIEF: n. - (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another)

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(suk-si-DAY-nee-uhm)

noun
A substitute.

Etymology
From Latin succedere (to succeed), from suc- (a variant of sub-, used before c) and cedere (to go). Ultimately from Indo-European root ked- (to go or yield) that's also the ancestor of exceed, secede, proceed, cease, and necessary

Usage
"Sharon's idea of a peace process is a succedaneum for war process." — Road Map or Road Rage?; United Press International; May 19, 2003.

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