Nearby Words
adjective
1.
serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial: an ersatz coffee made from grain.
noun
2.
an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.
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Ersatzes
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1870–75; < German Ersatz a substitute (derivative of ersetzen to replace)
1870–75; < German Ersatz a substitute (derivative of ersetzen to replace)
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Word Origin & History
ersatz
1875, from Ger. Ersatz "units of the army reserve," lit. "compensation, replacement, substitute," from ersetzen "to replace."
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