"substantive adjective" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: substantive adjectives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} substantive adjective (plural substantive adjectives)
  1. (grammar) An adjective used alone in the absence of the noun that it modifies. Wikipedia link: substantive adjective Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-substantive_adjective-en-noun-aNtBfkI~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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