noun substantive
noun substantive · nouns substantive
A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon,…A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
Origin
From Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum.From Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum.
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Forms
plural: nouns substantive| Singular | noun substantive |
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| Plural | nouns substantive |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular