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1
the basic elements from which something can be developed
- many thought that the mayor's speech lacked substance because specific proposals for solving the city's problems were few
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the quality or qualities that make a thing what it is
- tireless caring and nurturing that was the very substance of maternal love
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3
the total of one's money and property
- measure the worth of a person not by his earthly substance but by his good deeds
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4
one that has a real and independent existence
- the question of whether the soul is a substance entirely independent of the body
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“Substance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substance. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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