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materia

US/məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/

materia noun: the physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.

Noun

materia (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon, higher register) The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.
    Synonyms:
    matter

Synonyms of materia

Origin of materia

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

Phrases with materia

Words that rhyme with materia

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Questions about materia

What does materia mean?
Materia means the physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.
What part of speech is materia?
Materia is a noun.
How do you pronounce materia?
Materia is pronounced /məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/ (US).

Words near materia in the dictionary

  1. mater sammiches
  2. Matera
  3. Materan
  4. materfamilias
  5. materfamiliases
  6. materia
  7. materia medica
  8. materia prima
  9. materia subtilis
  10. material
  11. material action

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