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Ersatz   /ˈɛrsˌɑts/  /ˈɛrzˌɑts/   Listen
Ersatz

adjective
1.
Artificial and inferior.  Synonym: substitute.  "Substitute coffee"
noun
1.
An artificial or inferior substitute or imitation.





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"Ersatz" Quotes from Famous Books



... The plateau was two miles wide, and over the first half (up to "Point G") ran a long and very tiring duck-board track; beyond "Point G" were two communication trenches to the line. One, "Boyau 1, 2, 3," was seldom used, being in bad condition; the other, "Boyau d'Ersatz," was boarded and well cared for, and used by all. It ran via the Cabaret Rouge into the Talus des Zouaves, most of the way revetted with a wonderful "wedding arch" revetment, and thence to the front ...
— The Fifth Leicestershire - A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, - T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. • J.D. Hills


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