substantive
[ suhb-stuhn-tiv ]
/ ˈsʌb stən tɪv /
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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
/ (ˈsʌbstəntɪv) /
noun
grammar a noun or pronoun used in place of a noun
adjective
Abbreviation: s, sb, subst
Derived forms of substantive
substantival (ˌsʌbstənˈtaɪvəl), adjectivesubstantivally, adverbsubstantively, adverbsubstantiveness, nounWord Origin for substantive
C15: from Late Latin substantīvus, from Latin substāre to stand beneath; see substance
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