1 large in amount or value; important
SYNCONSIDERABLE:
substantial sums of money * a substantial change / improvement * Substantial numbers of people support the reforms. * He ate a substantial breakfast. * There are substantial differences between the two groups. * Their share of the software market is substantial.
2 [usuallybeforenoun] (formal) large and solid; strongly built:
a substantial house * a street of substantial Victorian villas
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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