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substantiative

substantiative adjective: serving to substantiate something.

Adjective

substantiative (not comparable)

  1. Serving to substantiate something.

Questions about substantiative

What does substantiative mean?
Substantiative means serving to substantiate something.
What part of speech is substantiative?
Substantiative is an adjective.

Words near substantiative in the dictionary

  1. substantiated
  2. substantiates
  3. substantiating
  4. substantiation
  5. substantiations
  6. substantiative
  7. substantiator
  8. substantiators
  9. substantification
  10. substantifications
  11. substantified

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