{
    "term": "substitution",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an act of using one person or thing in the place of another",
            "sensetop": "substitution of A for Bsubstitution of B with A",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two substitutions were made during the game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the substitution of low-fat spreads for butter",
                    "contextForm": "substitution of A for B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the substitution of butter with low-fat spreads",
                    "contextForm": "substitution of B with A"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsʌbstɪˈtjuːʃn/",
                "audio": "su/substitution/substitution__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌsʌbstɪˈtuːʃn/",
                "audio": "su/substitution/substitution__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}