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succedaneous

[suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]

noun, plural suc·ce·da·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

Related forms

suc·ce·da·ne·ous, adjective

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succedaneum (ˌsʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm)

—n , pl -nea
	obsolete something that is used as a substitute, esp any medical drug or agent that may be taken or prescribed in place of another

[C17: from Latin succēdāneus following after, from succēdere to succeed]

succe'daneous

—*adj*

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