| NOUN | act | lieu, stead, position, place | the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another |
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| Sounds | luw'; lyuw' | |
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| Rhymes | bleu ... Zulu: 18 rhymes with luw... | |
| anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... | ||
| Meaning | The post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another. | |
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| Example | "in lieu of" | |
| Synonyms | stead, position, place | |
| Narrower | behalf | As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of"rather than "in behalf of") |
| Broader | function, office, part, role | The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
| Spanish | lugar, posición, puesto, sitio | |
| Catalan | lloc, posició | |
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