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surrogatum

surrogatum noun: a thing put in the place of another; a substitute.

Noun

surrogatum (plural surrogata)

  1. (Scots law) A thing put in the place of another; a substitute.

Forms of surrogatum

pluralsurrogata

Origin of surrogatum

1800s. Latin, neuter singular of surrogatus

Questions about surrogatum

What does surrogatum mean?
Surrogatum means a thing put in the place of another; a substitute.
What part of speech is surrogatum?
Surrogatum is a noun.
What is the plural of surrogatum?
The plural of surrogatum is surrogata.

Words near surrogatum in the dictionary

  1. surrogating
  2. surrogation
  3. surrogations
  4. surrogative
  5. surrogatively
  6. surrogatum
  7. surros
  8. surround
  9. surround and drown
  10. surround sound
  11. surround sounds

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