Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈsʌb.stənt/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
- Scotland
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/ˈsʌb.stʌnt/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
- Scotland
- also
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/ˈsɐb.stənt/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- New-Zealand
Noun
Something that subsists.
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1597, The substants of bodie and soule have nothinge commune with this spirituall mariage. (quoted in OED)
Adjective
Substantial; firm.
Usage- Rare
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More examples (1)
[The glacier's] substant ice curls freely, molds, and breaks itself like water, — breaks in waves, plastic like honey, crested lightly with a frozen spray; it winds tenderly about the rocky shore, and the granite, disintegrated into crumbs, flows on with it.