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substantive
- Main Entry:
- 1sub·stan·tive

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈsəb-stən-tiv\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English substantif, from Anglo-French sustentif, from sustentif, adjective, having or expressing substance, from Late Latin substantivus, from Latin substantia
- Date:
- 14th century
: noun; broadly : a word or word group functioning syntactically as a noun
— sub·stan·tiv·ize \-ti-ˌvīz\ transitive verb
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