Rep
Rep noun - A person who acts or does business for another.
Usage example: the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
Substitute and rep are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead a noun "Rep".
Substitute
Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Usage example: if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe
Rep and substitute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rep" instead a noun "Substitute".
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Both words in one sentence
- Some characters have justifiable reasons for having a counter,note the aforementioned Lucina is a FE rep and a clone of Marth, Greninja gets Substitute (a move it can legitimately use in its home series), Shulk's Vision is a pragmatic adaptation of his Combat Clairvoyance in Xenoblade, etc.
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