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Noun :: Noun (n.) A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive..

Substantivize :: Substantiveness (n.) The quality or state of being substantive.

Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or principles; as, the law substantive..

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

Drinkable :: Drinkable (a.) Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural..

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

Whatever :: Whatever (pron.) Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another; anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively.

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

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

Some :: Some (a.) About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals, but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or three persons; some hour hence..

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..

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

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..

Substantive :: Substantive (n.) A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something that exists, or some object of thought, either material or immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness, excellence, are substantives..

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

Pronominalize :: Pronominalize (v. t.) To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc..

Genus :: Genus (n.) An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an artificial genus..

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

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

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

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