"taking the shadow for the substance" meaning in English

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Verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of take the shadow for the substance Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: take the shadow for the substance
    Sense id: en-taking_the_shadow_for_the_substance-en-verb-PfTSQuAy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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