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Succedaneous

Succedaneous \Suc`ce*da"ne*ous\, a. [L. succedaneus. See Succeed.] Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another.
--Sir T. Browne.

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succedaneous

a. Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another.(R:Webster 1913: succedaneous)