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substância

substância

See also: substancia and substància

Portuguese

Noun

substância f (plural substâncias)

  1. substance; physical matter
  2. substance (the essential part of anything)
  3. (of an idea or concept) the power to influence others or to be groundbreaking

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • em substância
  • substância ativa
  • substância branca

Related terms

  • substanciadamente
  • substanciado
  • substancial
  • substancialismo
  • substantificação
  • substantificar
  • substantífico
  • substantivo

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin substantia ‎(“substance, essence”), from substāns, present active participle of substō ‎(“stand under; exist”), from sub + stō ‎(“stand”). Cognate of sustância, sustança ‎(“sustenance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsubs.ˈtɐ̃.si.a/, /ˌsubs.ˈtɐ̃.sja/, /ˌsu.bis.ˈtɐ̃.si.a/, /ˌsu.bis.ˈtɐ̃.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /subʃ.ˈtɐ̃.sjɐ/
  • Hyphenation: subs‧tân‧ci‧a

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