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substance

subs·tance

US/ˈsʌbstəns/ fairly common

noun

1.

that which has mass and occupies space

  • “an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter”
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2.

the stuff of which an object consists

3.

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

  • “the gist of the prosecutor”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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4.

the idea that is intended

  • “What is the meaning of this proverb?”
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5.

considerable capital (wealth or income)

  • “he is a man of means”
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6.

what a communication that is about something is about

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English substance, from Old French substance, from Latin substantia (“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“exist”, literally “stand under”), from sub + stō (“stand”). Displaced native Old English andweorc.

Phrases

  • all style and no substance
  • economic substance
  • ground substance
  • innominate substance
  • Nissl substance
  • perfluoroalkyl substance
  • polyfluoroalkyl substance
  • queen substance

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