the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of substantive.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to or having the character of a substantive.
Independent or self-dependent.
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adj. of or relating to or having the nature or function of a substantive (i.e. a noun or noun equivalent)
Word Usage
"And on the other hand, it is plain that they may be ˜introduced into discussion™ by way of plural substantival expressions, e.g. by the definite description ˜the beavers in Lake Superior™ or even by the demonstrative ˜those beavers™."