what does substantial mean in this sentence?
‘By the account of the authorities, there were substantial periods of time between the death of the wife and the death of the son, again suggesting deliberate thought, not rage.’
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In this case: “There were long enough periods of time…….”
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In most cases, as in this one, substancial means “A great, or large amount”. Basically saying there was a large amount of time between the death of the wife and son, which leads towards deliberate murder because in a rage he would have been incapable of reasonable thought and would have killed both almost simultaneously.
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in this context, substantial means “a decent amount of time”
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It means that quite a bit of time had passed between the two events
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In this context, I’d say “substantial” means both “lengthy” and “meaningful”.
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“Substantial” means large in this context.
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there were enough time or some time between the two deaths therefore it was not an impulsive act..rather ba deliberate something that have gone through some thought process..
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important and significant
there saying the periods are meaningful
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