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Which :: Which (a.) A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was it? which is the house? he asked which route he should take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under What, pron., 1..

She :: She (obj.) A woman; a female; -- used substantively.

Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.

Evermore :: Evermore (adv.) During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.

Remark :: Remark (n.) To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he remarked that it was time to go..

Who :: Who (object.) Originally, an interrogative pronoun, later, a relative pronoun also; -- used always substantively, and either as singular or plural. See the Note under What, pron., 1. As interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question: What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things), but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of animals, plants, etc. Who and who

He :: He (obj.) Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used substantively.

Anarthrous :: Anarthrous (a.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive..

Divers :: Divers (a.) Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively or pronominally..

Substile :: Substantivize (v. t.) To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an adjective..

Adjective :: Adjective (n.) Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence..

Dozen :: Dozen (n.) A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows.

Denominative :: Denominative (a.) Derived from a substantive or an adjective; as, a denominative verb..

Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Depending on itself; independent.

Decuman :: Decuman (a.) Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively..

Adjective :: Adjective (n.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, a wise ruler, wise is the adjective, expressing a property of ruler..

Art :: Art () The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style..

Substantiveness :: Substantively (adv.) As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective may be used substantively..

Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive verb, that is, the verb to be..

What :: What (pron., a., & adv.) Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed, equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or those [things] which; -- called a compound relative..

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