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interchangeably

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in⋅ter⋅change⋅a⋅ble

  [in-ter-cheyn-juh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
2. (of one thing) capable of replacing or changing places with something else: an interchangeable part.
Origin:
1400–50; interchange + -able; r. late ME entrechaungeable < MF entrechangeable

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅change⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ter⋅change⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ter⋅change⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. See exchangeable.
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in·ter·change·a·ble   (ĭn'tər-chān'jə-bəl)   
adj.  That can be interchanged: interchangeable items of clothing; interchangeable automotive parts.
in'ter·change'a·bil'i·ty, in'ter·change'a·ble·ness n., in'ter·change'a·bly adv.
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