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hyle

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From Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), particularly in Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).

noun hile · hyla · ylem

obsolete, uncountable Synonym of matter, physical substance.
Similar: matter, physical substance
uncountable Synonym of protomatter, the first matter of the cosmos from which the four elements arose according to Empedocles and Aristotle.
Similar: protomatter

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@misc{hyle_2026,
  title = {hyle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}