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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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ALIENATED
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
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