"sen sijaan" meaning in Finnish

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Adverb

Etymology: sen (“of it”) + sijaan (“in the stead of, in lieu”) Etymology templates: {{m|fi|sen||of it}} sen (“of it”), {{m|fi|sijaan||in the stead of, in lieu}} sijaan (“in the stead of, in lieu”) Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|||||||||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=sen sijaan|sort=}} sen sijaan, {{fi-adv|head=sen sijaan}} sen sijaan
  1. instead (in the place of something; as a substitute or alternative)
    Sense id: en-sen_sijaan-fi-adv-C1WHwogg Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header

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