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substance
[ suhb-stuhns ]
/ ˈsʌb stəns /
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noun
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Idioms about substance
- concerning the essentials; substantially.
- actually; really: That is in substance how it appeared to me.
in substance,
Origin of substance
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Latin substantia “substance, essence” (literally, “that which stands under, i.e., underlies”), equivalent to sub- “under, beneath” + -stant- (stem of stāns, present participle of stāre “to stand”) + -ia noun suffix; see sub-, stand, -ia; see also -ance
synonym study for substance
1. See matter.
OTHER WORDS FROM substance
sub·stance·less, adjectiveWords nearby substance
subspecies, subspecific, subspontaneous, subst., substage, substance, substance abuse, substance P, substandard, substantial, substantialism
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How to use substance in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for substance
substance
/ (ˈsʌbstəns) /
noun
Derived forms of substance
substanceless, adjectiveWord Origin for substance
C13: via Old French from Latin substantia, from substāre, from sub- + stāre to stand
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Other Idioms and Phrases with substance
substance
see in substance; sum and substance.
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