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placement
noun
the
act
of
putting
or
arranging
something
in
a
particular
position
•
The
careful
placement
of
the
vase
in
the
center
of
the
table
made
the
whole
room
look
elegant
.
The
careful
placement
of
the
vase
in
the
center
of
the
table
made
the
whole
room
look
elegant
.
•
A
builder
checked
the
placement
of
each
brick
with
a
level
before
adding
the
next
layer
.
A
builder
checked
the
placement
of
each
brick
with
a
level
before
adding
the
next
layer
.
Late
Middle
English
:
from
place
+
-ment
,
modelled
on
French
placement
.
noun
the
act
of
assigning
someone
to
a
particular
job
or
position
•
After
college
,
he
found
placement
in
a
large
accounting
firm
.
After
college
,
he
found
placement
in
a
large
accounting
firm
.
•
The
recruitment
agency
guarantees
placement
for
all
successful
trainees
.
The
recruitment
agency
guarantees
placement
for
all
successful
trainees
.
noun
a
period
of
practical
work
experience
,
especially
for
students
,
in
a
workplace
related
to
their
field
of
study
•
As
part
of
the
course
,
students
do
a
six-month
placement
with
a
local
company
.
As
part
of
the
course
,
students
do
a
six-month
placement
with
a
local
company
.
•
During
her
placement
at
a
radio
station
,
she
learned
how
to
edit
interviews
.
During
her
placement
at
a
radio
station
,
she
learned
how
to
edit
interviews
.
noun
the
act
of
arranging
for
someone
,
especially
a
child
,
to
live
with
a
particular
family
or
in
a
specific
care
situation
•
The
social
worker
arranged
the
child
’
s
placement
with
a
loving
foster
family
.
The
social
worker
arranged
the
child
’
s
placement
with
a
loving
foster
family
.
•
Emergency
placement
was
needed
after
the
storm
damaged
the
orphanage
.
Emergency
placement
was
needed
after
the
storm
damaged
the
orphanage
.
noun
the
practice
of
showing
or
using
a
brand's
product
in
a
film
,
TV
show
,
or
other
media
as
a
subtle
advertisement
•
The
movie
’
s
obvious
placement
of
the
sports
drink
annoyed
some
viewers
.
The
movie
’
s
obvious
placement
of
the
sports
drink
annoyed
some
viewers
.
•
Clever
placement
of
the
smartphone
in
the
drama
boosted
sales
overnight
.
Clever
placement
of
the
smartphone
in
the
drama
boosted
sales
overnight
.
replacement
noun
the
act
of
putting
someone
or
something
new
in
the
place
of
what
was
there
before
•
The
replacement
of
the
broken
window
took
only
an
hour
.
The
replacement
of
the
broken
window
took
only
an
hour
.
•
Software
updates
often
involve
the
gradual
replacement
of
old
code
.
Software
updates
often
involve
the
gradual
replacement
of
old
code
.
formed
from
replace
+
the
noun
suffix
-ment
in
the
mid-17th
century
noun
a
person
or
thing
that
takes
the
place
of
another
•
When
our
teacher
got
sick
,
a
replacement
arrived
the
next
day
.
When
our
teacher
got
sick
,
a
replacement
arrived
the
next
day
.
•
This
battery
is
a
cheap
replacement
for
the
original
.
This
battery
is
a
cheap
replacement
for
the
original
.
formed
from
replace
+
the
noun
suffix
-ment
in
the
mid-17th
century