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Stage 1 of 3
ersetzen
German · medieval
"to replace"
meaning "to replace"
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Stage 2 of 3
Ersatz
German · 1800s
"a substitute"
the noun form meaning a substitute or replacement
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Stage 3 of 3
ersatz
English · 1900s
"an artificial or inferior substitute"
adopted especially during wartime shortages
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