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- noun plural Essential parts.
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- noun Plural form of
substantial .
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Examples
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"substantials," at which, hoping to participate again in the year of grace 1870, I am,
Letters Liszt, Franz 1893
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On the other hand if you beleive the way a president handles his social and married life mirrors his opinions and choices as well as his presidential substantials then i agree.
Rudy Dominating GOP Field Among Conservatives, Religious Voters 2009
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On the other hand if you beleive the way a president handles his social and married life mirrors his opinions and choices as well as his presidential substantials then i agree.
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A great proportion of architectural ornaments are literally hollow, and a September gale would strip them off, like borrowed plumes, without injury to the substantials.
Walden 2004
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Kind nature consoles with shadows for the lack of substantials.
The Alhambra 2002
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Kind nature consoles with shadows for the lack of substantials.
The Alhambra 2002
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"Provisions and delicacies of every description lay in heaps," Stuart reported with a smack of his lips, "and the men regaled themselves on the fruits of the tropics as well as the substantials of the land."
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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"Provisions and delicacies of every description lay in heaps," Stuart reported with a smack of his lips, "and the men regaled themselves on the fruits of the tropics as well as the substantials of the land."
LEE’S LIEUTENANTS DOUGLAS SOUTHALL FREEMAN 2001
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Here were long tables with crisp cloths, loaded with both substantials and delicacies.
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No one observed a lack of delicacies, when there was an abundance of substantials.
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