SUBSTANTIVE (2)

substantive (2). Substantive, a. betokening existence, real, solid

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Sub″stan‐tive, n. [[Cf. F. substantif.]] (Gram.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives.