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Meaning of substantive


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  substantive
      adj 1: having a firm basis in reality and being therefore
             important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial
             equivalents" [syn: {substantial}, {substantive}]
      2: defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by
         which rights and duties are established; "substantive law"
         [syn: {substantive}, {essential}] [ant: {adjective},
         {procedural}]
      3: being on topic and prompting thought; "a meaty discussion"
         [syn: {meaty}, {substantive}]
      n 1: any word or group of words functioning as a noun


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