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substantive in Irish

substantive in Irish is ábhartha — substantive means forming the essential or basic part of something.

substantive in Irish

ábhartha
adj

What does "substantive" mean?

  1. adj Forming the essential or basic part of something.
    "In one sense the first debate achieved the worst of all worlds: it managed to be technical, even dull, without being substantive or especially honest."
  2. adj Concerned with real content rather than surface style, and so always meaningful.
    "substantive changes made by the lawyers"
  3. adj Solid, firm and of real importance.
  4. adj Applying to essential legal principles and rules of right.
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substantive in a sentence

  • In one sense the first debate achieved the worst of all worlds: it managed to be technical, even dull, without being substantive or especially honest.
  • substantive changes made by the lawyers
  • Substantive editing is never trivial, whereas some aspects of copyediting are trivial.

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What is "substantive" in Irish?
"substantive" in Irish is ábhartha. substantive means: Forming the essential or basic part of something.
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