replacive
/rɪˈpleɪsɪv/ /(ˌ)riːˈpleɪsɪv/noun
Linguistics. A morph or morpheme that consists of or is realized by the replacement of one form by another.
adjective
1 Linguistics. Designating a morph or morpheme that consists of or is realized by the replacement of one form by another.
2 Generally. Characterized by the replacement of one thing by another; of the nature of a replacement; substitutive.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Eugene Nida (b. 1914). From replace + -ive.
- sanitary man
- sanitary napkin
- sanitary pad
- sanitary protection
- sanitary towel
- sanitaryware
- sanitation
- sanitise
- sanitization
- sanitize
- sanitizer
- sanity
- San Jacinto River
- sanjak
- San Joaquin River
- San Joaquin Valley fever
- San Jose
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan Capistrano
- San Juan Hill
- San Juan Islands
- San Juan Mountains
- sank
- San Leandro