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materia

/məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɪɹiə, -ɪəɹiə

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Borrowed from Latin māteria (“matter, the material world”).

noun

uncommon, uncountable The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.
Similar: matter

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"materia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/materia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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materia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/materia

Chicago

"materia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/materia.

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@misc{materia_2026,
  title = {materia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/materia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}