substance

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substance
ˈsʌbst(ə)ns Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a particular kind of matter with uniform properties.
    E.g. a steel tube coated with a waxy substance
  • the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence.
    E.g. proteins compose much of the actual substance of the body
  • the quality of being important, valid, or significant.
    E.g. he had yet to accomplish anything of substance
  • the essential nature underlying phenomena, which is subject to changes and accidents.

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