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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
substantive /ˈsʌbst(ə)ntɪv, səbˈstantɪv/
▶adjective
- 1 having a firm basis in reality and so important or meaningful.
- 2 having a separate and independent existence.
■ (of a rank or appointment) permanent.
■ (of an enactment, motion, or resolution) made in due form as such; not amended.
- 3 (of law) defining rights and duties, as opposed to giving the procedural rules by which those rights and duties are enforced.
- 4 (of a dye) not needing a mordant.
– derivatives
substantival /-ˈtʌɪv(ə)l/ adjective,
substantively adverb.
substantival /-ˈtʌɪv(ə)l/ adjective,
substantively adverb.
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meaning or substantive "assign"
Nominal, substantive, substantivised - adjectives
Stress in 'substantive'
substantive (stress)
substantive appointments
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substantive law
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substantive/substantial?
Substantive+Verb
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly 2 -substantive adjectives
By reference to the substantive
CLEAN-OUT as a substantive?
GERUND and verbal substantive
meaning or substantive "assign"
Nominal, substantive, substantivised - adjectives
Stress in 'substantive'
substantive (stress)
substantive appointments
Substantive error
substantive law
substantive week
substantive/substantial?
Substantive+Verb
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly 2 -substantive adjectives
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