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succedaneous

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suc⋅ce⋅da⋅ne⋅um

  [suhk-si-dey-nee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ne⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
a substitute.
Origin:
1635–45; < NL succēdāneum, n. use of neut. sing. of L succēdāneus substituted, equiv. to suc- suc- + cēd(ere) to come, go (see cede ) + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equiv. to -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

Related forms:
suc⋅ce⋅da⋅ne⋅ous, adjective
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Word Origin & History

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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: succedaneum
—see CAPUT SUCCEDANEUM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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