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matter n. [
affair, thing] a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
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matter n. [
topic, subject, issue] some situation or event that is thought about; "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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matter v. [
count, weigh] have weight; have import, carry weight; "It does not matter much"
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matter n. that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
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matter n. a problem; "is anything the matter?"
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