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materials

Main Entry:: ²material
Function:: noun
Date:: 1556

1 a (1): the elements, constituents, or substances of which something is composed or can be made (2): matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized <sticky material> <explosive materials> b (1): something (as data) that may be worked into a more finished form <material for a biography> (2): something used for or made the object of study <material for the next semester> (3): a performer's repertoire <a comedian's material> c: matter 3b d: cloth e: a person potentially suited to some pursuit <varsity material> <leadership material>2 a: apparatus necessary for doing or making something <writing materials> b: matériel

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