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substantial form

noun

Definition of substantial form

: the form or nature that according to the scholastics gives to an individual substance its specific or generic character

History and Etymology for substantial form

Middle English forme substancial, translation of Medieval Latin forma substantialis, translation of Greek ousiōdes eidos

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