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material n. [
stuff] the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
. wn #2
material n. 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"
. wn #3
material n. [
fabric, cloth, textile] artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
. wn #4
material s. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests; "material possessions"; "material wealth"; "material comforts"
. wn #5
material n. things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
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