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noun
Idiom1.
that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
2.
a species of matter of definite chemical composition: a chalky substance.
4.
the subject matter of thought, discourse, study, etc.
5.
EXPANDthe actual matter of a thing, as opposed to the appearance or shadow; reality.
6.
substantial or solid character or quality: claims lacking in substance.
7.
consistency; body: soup without much substance.
8.
the meaning or gist, as of speech or writing.
9.
something that has separate or independent existence.
10.
Philosophy.
a.
something that exists by itself and in which accidents or attributes inhere; that which receives modifications and is not itself a mode; something that is causally active; something that is more than an event.
b.
the essential part of a thing; essence.
c.
a thing considered as a continuing whole.
11.
possessions, means, or wealth: to squander one's substance.
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13.
COLLAPSEa standard of weights for paper.
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in substance,
a.
concerning the essentials; substantially.
b.
actually; really: That is in substance how it appeared to me.
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So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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