substantive
substantive · substantives
Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their orderingPart of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
US/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
» Some can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
Meaning
1 sensesPart of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.
More definitions
- any word or group of words functioning as a noun
Examples
2 sentencesSome can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
In Esperanto, substantives, adjectives, adverbs and verbs show their function in a sentence through their ending.
deIm Esperanto zeigen Substantive, Adjektive, Adverbien und Verben durch ihre Endung ihre Funktion im Satz an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.From Middle English substantif, from Old French substantif.
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