Substituting

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  • verb. Present participle of substitute.
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  • noun. working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence
  • Word Usage
    "Its name is seen as a play on Google's Chinese name "Gu Ge," substituting "jie," the Chinese word for older sister, for "ge," which means older brother."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
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