In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SUBSTANTIVAL
substantival
(adjective) of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent); “a substantival constituent”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
substantival (not comparable)
(grammar) Of or pertaining to a substantive.
Of or relating to physical substance; material.
Synonyms
• (grammar): substantive
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`stan*ti"val, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of substantive.
– Sub`stan*ti"val*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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