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ERSATZ

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• ERSATZ (noun)
The noun ERSATZ has 1 sense:

1. an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

Familiarity information: ERSATZ used as a noun is very rare.

• ERSATZ (adjective)
The adjective ERSATZ has 1 sense:

1. artificial and inferior

Familiarity information: ERSATZ used as an adjective is very rare.

• ERSATZ (noun)

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Meaning:

An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ersatz" is a kind of...):

replacement; substitute (a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another)

• ERSATZ (adjective)

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Meaning:

Artificial and inferior

Synonyms:

ersatz; substitute

Context examples:

ersatz coffee / substitute coffee

Similar:

artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)

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"Give your friend your blood and money."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who injures with the sword will be finished by the sword."
(Corsican proverb)

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