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noun/ˈpleɪshəʊldə(r)/
/ˈpleɪshəʊldər/
- (specialist) a symbol or piece of text that temporarily replaces something that is missing
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- (linguistics) an item which is necessary in a sentence, but does not have real meaning, for example the word ‘it’ in ‘It’s a shame she left.’
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