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substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether
material or spiritual; that in which properties inhere; that which is
real, in distinction from that which is apparent; the abiding part of
any existence, in distinction from any accident; that which constitutes
anything what it is; real or existing essence. - The most important element in any existence; the
characteristic and essential components of anything; the main part;
essential import; purport.