"noun substantive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nouns substantive [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English noun substantyf, a calque of Latin nōmen substantīvum. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|noun substantyf}} Middle English noun substantyf, {{glossary|calque}} calque, {{der|en|la|nōmen substantīvum}} Latin nōmen substantīvum Head templates: {{en-noun|nouns substantive}} noun substantive (plural nouns substantive)
  1. (grammar, obsolete) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: substantive, substantive noun, naming word Derived forms: substantive proper [noun]

Inflected forms

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