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sub·stan·tial / səbˈstanchəl/ • adj. 1. of considerable importance, size, or worth: a substantial amount of cash. ∎ strongly built or made: a row of substantial Victorian villas. ∎ (of a meal) large and filling. ∎ important in material or social terms; wealthy: a substantial Devon family. 2. concerning the essentials of something: there was substantial agreement on changing policies. 3. real and tangible rather than imaginary: spirits are shadowy, human beings substantial. DERIVATIVES: sub·stan·ti·al·i·ty / -ˌstanchēˈalitē/ n. |
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"substantial." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "substantial." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-substantial.html "substantial." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-substantial.html |
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SUBSTANTIALOf real worth and importance; of considerable value; valuable. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; solid; true; veritable. The right to freedom of speech, for example, is a substantial right. |
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"Substantial." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Substantial." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704228.html "Substantial." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437704228.html |
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•antenuptial, nuptial
•commercial, controversial, Herschel, inertial, infomercial
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"substantial." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "substantial." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-substantial.html "substantial." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-substantial.html |
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