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suc·ce·da·ne·um

   [suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
noun, plural -ne·a  [-nee-uh] .
a substitute.
Origin:
1635–45; < Neo-Latin succēdāneum, noun use of neuter singular of Latin succēdāneus substituted, equivalent to suc- suc- + cēd(ere) to come, go (see cede) + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

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suc·ce·da·ne·ous, adjective
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succedaneum
"substitute," 1643, from L. neut. of succedaneus "succeeding, acting as substitute" (see succeed). Especially of inferior drugs substituted for better ones.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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