SUBSTANTIVE
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Sub"stan*tive (?), a. [L. substantivus: cf. F. substantif.] 1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be.
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2. Depending on itself; independent.
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He considered how sufficient and substantive this land was to maintain itself without any aid of the foreigner.
Bacon.
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3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
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Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress the imagination in a powerful and substantive manner.
Hazlitt.
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4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive.
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Noun substantive (Gram.), a noun which designates an object, material or immaterial; a substantive. -- Substantive color, one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective color.
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Sub"stan*tive, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.
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Sub"stan*tive, v. t. To substantivize. [R.] Cudworth.
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