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ERSATZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ersatz mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Artificial and inferior
Synonyms:
ersatz; substitute
Context example:
substitute coffee
Similar:
artificial; unreal (contrived by art rather than nature)
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