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Meaning of substantive | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈsʌbstəntɪv

Definitions

  1. Ellipsis of noun substantive or substantive noun, a noun or a group of words (a noun phrase) that act as a noun (in a sentence).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. Part of a text that carries the meaning, such as words and their ordering.

Equivalents

العربية الإسم
Azərbaycanca dolğun
Български независим
Deutsch Hauptwort materiell Nomen
Ελληνικά ουσιαστικό
Suomi aineellinen itsenäinen oleellinen olennainen riippumaton substantiivi substantiivinen varsinainen
Français Direct substantif substantive substantive
Gaeilge ábhartha
עברית שם עצם
हिन्दी इस्म
Magyar érdemi
Հայերեն բովանդակային
Bahasa Indonesia substantif
Italiano concreto materiale sostanziale
한국어 명사
Македонски значаен материјален независен самостоен содржаен
Polski faktyczny konkretny legalny materialny niezależny rzeczywisty
Русский материа́льный содержа́тельный
Svenska materiell
Українська змістовний

Examples

“The Dutch verb beelden and substantive beelding signify form-giving, creation, and by extension image—as do gestalten and Gestaltung in German, where Neo-Plastic[ism] is translated as Die neue Gestaltung.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

substantive adjective substantive case substantive due process substantive genitive substantive law substantive noun

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