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Main Entry:
substantive
[
suhb
-st
uh
n-tiv
]
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/
ˈsʌb
stən
tɪv
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
nominal
Synonyms:
common noun,
noun
, proper noun
Notes:
substantial
means considerable or sizeable;
substantive
means actual or firm
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Rhyming verse introduces
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, and a verb, depending upon usage.
The subject of discourse is a
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Rhyming verse introduces
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It's both a
noun
, and a verb, depending upon usage.
The subject of discourse is a
noun
.
They chanted an improper
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She halts and makes a pause before every
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