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| 1. | [ noun ] a vaguely specified concern | |
| Synonyms: | thing affair | |
| Examples: | "several matters to attend to" "it is none of your affair" "things are going well" |
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| Related terms: | concern | |
| 2. | [ noun ] some situation or event that is thought about | |
| Synonyms: | subject issue topic | |
| Examples: | "he kept drifting off the topic" "he had been thinking about the subject for several years" "it is a matter for the police" |
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| Related terms: | content area res_judicata blind_spot count | |
| 3. | [ verb ] have weight; have import, carry weight | |
| Synonyms: | count weigh | |
| Examples: | "It does not matter much" |
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| Related terms: | be weigh matter_to topic | |
| 4. | [ noun ] that which has mass and occupies space | |
| Synonyms: | substance | |
| Examples: | "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter" |
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| Related terms: | object entity material system food fluid atom solid antigen mixture group molecule fuel poison sediment chemical_element residue substrate ballast grinding culture_medium emanation compound medium protoplasm fluid vegetable_matter sludge refrigerant precipitant foamentation precursor leaven chemical_irritant activator solute ferment inhibitor denaturant drift essence metabolite carcinogen solvate volatile antimatter phlogiston ligand pyrectic ylem element micronutrient allergen philosopher's_stone propellant dark_matter hydrocolloid inoculant humectant jelly lysin medium medium adulterant body_substance assay bedding_material | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a problem | |
| Examples: | "is anything the matter?" |
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| Related terms: | trouble | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (used with negation) having consequence | |
| Examples: | "they were friends and it was no matter who won the games" |
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| Related terms: | consequence count | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13712 | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (writing) written works (especially in books or magazines) | |
| Synonyms: | material | |
| Examples: | "he always took some reading matter with him on the plane" |
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| Related terms: | writing text addendum dictation front_matter typescript back_matter recitation text | |
| Similar spelling: |
Mattera Mater Mather Mateer Mader mature Mathur Madero Madere Madera madder Maitreya mutter Motter Madry |
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