n :  one that serves as a substitute: as  a  :  a representation of a person substituted through symbolizing (as in a dream) for conscious recognition of the person  b  :  a drug substituted for another drug  c  :  SURROGATE MOTHER .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  cir·cuit  sar·code   sar·coid 
 
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