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substatutes

substatutes is the plural of substatute.

Meaning of substatute

Noun

substatute (plural substatutes)

  1. A secondary or lesser statute.
    • But those were substatutes of Ms. Hyams’s code for apartment life, which mostly celebrated and mandated intrabuilding socializing. Ms. Hyams, the doting owner of a gray poodle (“she wore it like a brooch,” said one neighbor), organized pet play dates on her floor.2008 June 23, Susan Dominus, “Uniting Neighbors, in Fun and Sorrow”, in New York Times

Questions about substatutes

What is substatutes the plural of?
Substatutes is the plural of substatute.

Words near substatutes in the dictionary

  1. substation
  2. substations
  3. substatus
  4. substatuses
  5. substatute
  6. substatutes
  7. substaunce
  8. substaunces
  9. substellar
  10. substellate
  11. substem

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