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Definition of: succedaneum
(suk′si·dā′nē·əm) noun plural ·ne· ums or ·ne·a (-nē·ə)
One who or that which is a substitute. [<NL, neut. sing. of L succedaneus <succedere succeed, replace]
—suc′ce·da′ne·ous adjective
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