SUBSTANCE
\sˈʌbstəns], \sˈʌbstəns], \s_ˈʌ_b_s_t_ə_n_s]\
Definitions of SUBSTANCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
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what a communication that is about something is about
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the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
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the stuff of which an object consists
By Princeton University
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
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what a communication that is about something is about
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the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
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the stuff of which an object consists
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Same as Hypostasis, 2.
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That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes anything what it is; real or existing essence.
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The most important element in any existence; the characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part; essential import; purport.
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Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence, substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little substance.
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Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
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To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to make rich.
By Oddity Software
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That in which qualities or attributes exist: that which constitutes anything what it is: the essential part: body: matter: property.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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That of which anything is composed or of which it consists.
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In histology, a general term for tissue.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] Being; something which exists ; something real, not imaginary something solid, not empty;-that which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum :-that which constitutes any thing what it is; nature; real or existing essence ;-the most important element in any existence; the characteristics of any thing ;-any thing which has a material form ; body ; matter ;-estate; property.
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