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[instead of]
or [in place of] also {formal} [in lieu of] {prep.} Inthe place of; in
substitution for; in preference to; rather than.
Iwore mittens instead of
gloves.
The grown-ups had coffee but thechildren wanted milk in place of
coffee.
The boys went fishinginstead of going to school.
The
Vice-President talked at themeeting in place of the President, because the
President was sick.
The magician appeared on the program in lieu of a
singer.
Compare:IN PERSON.
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