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substantive
[ suhb-stuhn-tiv ]
/ ËsÊb stÉn tÉȘv /
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noun Grammar.
a noun.
a pronoun or other word or phrase functioning or inflected like a noun.
adjective
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substantive
/ (ËsÊbstÉntÉȘv) /
noun
grammar a noun or pronoun used in place of a noun
adjective
Abbreviation: s, sb, subst
Derived forms of substantive
substantival (ËsÊbstÉnËtaÉȘvÉl), adjectivesubstantivally, adverbsubstantively, adverbsubstantiveness, nounWord Origin for substantive
C15: from Late Latin substantÄ«vus, from Latin substÄre to stand beneath; see substance
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