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ersatzes

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er⋅satz

  [er-zahts, -sahts, er-zahts, -sahts]
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–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.
Origin:
1870–75; < G Ersatz a substitute (deriv. 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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