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intersubstitutable

intersubstitutable adjective: capable of being substituted for each other; interchangeable.

Adjective

intersubstitutable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being substituted for each other; interchangeable.
    • The Context Principle still demands that for two expressions to be synonymous in L, they should be intersubstitutable salva interpretatione in all sentences of L, and not just intersubstitutable in all observation sentences.2007 November 29, Manfred Kupffer, “An Unintentional Defense of the Indeterminacy of Meaning?”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI

Origin of intersubstitutable

From inter- + substitutable.

Questions about intersubstitutable

What does intersubstitutable mean?
Intersubstitutable means capable of being substituted for each other; interchangeable.
What part of speech is intersubstitutable?
Intersubstitutable is an adjective.

Words near intersubstitutable in the dictionary

  1. intersublineage
  2. intersubsidiary
  3. intersubspecies
  4. intersubspecific
  5. intersubstitutability
  6. intersubstitutable
  7. intersubstitute
  8. intersubstituted
  9. intersubstituting
  10. intersubstitution
  11. intersubstitutions

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