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'substantive' in a sentence

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substantive adjective

: of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something

: being on topic and prompting thought

: defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

substantive noun

: any word or group of words functioning as a noun


  • Some can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
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