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▸ adjective:  Of the essence or essential element of a thing.
▸ adjective:  (by extension) Constituting the substance of content rather than its style, and thus always nontrivial.
▸ adjective:  Having substance; enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
▸ adjective:  (law) Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
▸ adjective:  (chemistry, of a dye) Not needing the use of a mordant to be made fast to that which is being dyed.
▸ adjective:  Depending on itself; independent.
▸ adjective:  (grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
▸ adjective:  (military, of a rank or appointment) Actually and legally held, as distinct from an acting, temporary or honorary rank or appointment
▸ noun:  Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
▸ verb:  (grammar, very rare) To make a word belonging to another part of speech into a substantive (that is, a noun) or use it as a noun.
▸ noun:  (grammar) Ellipsis of noun substantive or substantive noun; a noun or a group of words (a noun phrase) that act as a noun (in a sentence).






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