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Ersatz
see synonyms of ersatzNoun
1. ersatz
an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
Adjective
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Ersatz
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1.
made in imitation of some natural or genuine product; artificial
noun
2.
an ersatz substance or article
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Ersatz
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substitute or synthetic
the word usually suggests inferior qualityWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Ersatz
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1. Being a usually inferior imitation or substitute; artificial: ersatz coffee made of chicory.
2. Not genuine; fake: "Popularity was an intoxicant ... reporters began to ask for interviews and I gave them in an ersatz accent" (Maya Angelou).
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