substantial
/səbˈstænʃəl/
substantial
English
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Definition
Having a substance; actually existing.
Etymology
From Middle English substancial, substantiall, from Old French substanciel, substantiel and its etymon Latin substantiālis.
Example Sentences
- "substantial life"
- "1850s, Cardinal John Henry Newman, The Rise and Progress of Universities to do some substantial good, is the compensation for much incidental imperfection"
- "substantial cloth"
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