subject matter

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subject matter

noun subject matters · subject-matter

  1. countable, uncountable The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study. The appearance of the book is as unattractive as its subject-matter. It has been reproduced from typescript by photolithography, as many theses are in these days of expensive printing; but the copy photographed has been carelessly typed on a machine with a defective spacing-mechanism and a number of

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noun object of thought

中文主題 /主题 zhǔtí, 題材 /题材 tícái
Françaissujet
Русскийтема́тика temátika
العربيةالموضوع، مادة البحث

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@misc{subject_matter_2026,
  title = {subject matter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subject%20matter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}