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Word: Matter
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from Latin materia ‘timber, substance’, also ‘subject of discourse’, from mater ‘mother’
ˈmatə
physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy
Short Definition:physical substance
Examples:- the structure and properties of matter
a subject or situation under consideration
Short Definition:subject
Examples:- a great deal of work was done on this matter
- financial matters
the reason for distress or a problem
Short Definition:reason for problem
Examples:- what's the matter?
the substance or content of a text as distinct from its style or form.
Short Definition:content of text
Word: Matter
Speech Type: Verb
ˈmatə
be important or significant
Short Definition:be significant
Examples:- it doesn't matter what the guests wear
- what did it matter to them?
(of a wound) secrete or discharge pus.
Short Definition:discharge pus
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