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1 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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2 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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“Substances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substances. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.

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