Definition for
substantive
– Betokening or expressing existence: as, the substantive verb.
– Depending on itself; independent; self-dependent; hence, individual.
– Substantial; solid; enduring; firm; permanent; real.
– Independent; not to be inferred from something else, but itself explicitly and formally expressed.
– In grammar, of the nature of a noun, usable as subject or object of a verb and in other noun constructions: as, a substantive word; a substantive pronoun; a substantive clause.
noun – In grammar, a noun; a part of speech that can be used as subject or as object of a verb, be governed by a preposition, or the like.
noun – An independent thing or person.
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