- 1. adv. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of. Source: opted
- 2. adv. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. Source: opted
- 3. adv. in place of, or as an alternative to Source: wordnet
- 4. adv. on the contrary Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of. Let thistles grow of wheat. Job xxxi. 40. Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab. 2 Sam. xvii. 25. 2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.] This very consideration to a wise man is instead of a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those times no such thing was believed. Tillotson. Source: webster
- 6. i:49/r:51 r in place of, or as an alternative to r on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter" Source: ecdict
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