"substantiation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: substantiations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin substantiātiō. By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|substantiātiō}} Latin substantiātiō, {{surf|en|substantiate|-ion}} By surface analysis, substantiate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} substantiation (countable and uncountable, plural substantiations)
  1. The act of substantiating. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-substantiation-en-noun-RLozNtF8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. Something which substantiates; evidence, proof. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-substantiation-en-noun-U~YRWH7B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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