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Etymology

From Old French substance, from Latin substantia (“‘substance, essence’”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“‘exist; literally, stand under’”), from sub + stō (“‘stand’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular substance

Plural substances

substance (plural substances)

  1. Physical matter; material.
  2. The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
  3. Considerable wealth or resources.
    A man of substance.
  4. drugs
    substance abuse

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French

Etymology

From Latin substantia (“‘substance, essence’”), from substāns, present active participle of substō (“‘exist; literally, stand under’”), from sub + stō (“‘stand’”).

Pronunciation

Noun

substance f. (plural substances)

  1. substance

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