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er·satz (er′zäts′, er zäts′)

noun, adjective

substitute or synthetic: the word usually suggests inferior quality

Etymology: Ger, lit., replacement < ersetzen, to replace < er- (< OHG ir-, re-) + setzen, to place, set

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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