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sub·stan·tive

S0853000 (sŭb′stən-tĭv)adj.1. Substantial; considerable.2. Independent in existence or function; not subordinate.3. Not imaginary; actual; real.4. Of or relating to the essence or substance; essential: substantive information.5. Having a solid basis; firm.6. Grammar Expressing or designating existence; for example, the verb to be.7. Grammar Designating a noun or noun equivalent.n. Grammar A word or group of words functioning as a noun.
[Middle English substantif, self-sufficient, independent, from Old French, substantive, from Late Latin substantīvus, from Latin substantia, substance; see substance.]
sub′stan·tive·ly adv.sub′stan·tive·ness n.