fra: substance

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Meaning
means	(noun) the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes" substance
means	(noun) a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative" stuff
means	(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" substance, gist, sum, heart, center, nitty-gritty, centre, kernel, core, meat, nub, pith, heart and soul, essence, marrow, inwardness
means	(noun) some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" issue, matter, subject, topic
means	(noun) a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" substance
means	e/Substance theory