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substance
Part of speech: NounThat which is real; material of which anything is made; the main or vital part of anything; as, faith is the substance of religion; wealth; as, a man of substance.
Usage examples "substance":- He had just graduated from college, had opened a law office, had never had the shadow or substance of a client, but he had that fresh confidence and the ability back of it which the world neglects until, finally, it is forced to accept it. - "The Young Man and the World", Albert J. Beveridge.
- No one in any situation of life should ever give up the power, until he has secured the substance. - "In Luck at Last", Walter Besant.
- The first mentioned is large, and built of stone, or a substance called tufo, covered with marble. - "Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3)", Shearjashub Spooner.