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SUBSTANTIVAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)

Example:

a substantival constituent

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Pertainym:

substantive (any word or group of words functioning as a noun)

Derivation:

substantive (any word or group of words functioning as a noun)

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