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material

English

🔊 derived from or composed of matter
“the material universe”
🔊 directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
“his support made a material difference”
🔊 concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
“material needs”
🔊 concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
“material possessions”
🔊 having material or physical form or substance
“that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible”
🔊 having substance or capable of being treated as fact
“the substantial world”
🔊 things needed for doing or making something
“writing materials”
🔊 information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
“the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography”
🔊 a person judged suitable for admission or employment
“he was university material”
🔊 the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
“coal is a hard black material”
🔊 artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
“the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”