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Learn to pronounce ma·te·ri·al

/məˈtirēəl/
noun
  1. the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
    "goats can eat more or less any plant material"
    synonyms: matter, substance, stuff, medium
  2. facts, information, or ideas for use in creating a book or other work.
    "there is much good material here for priests to use in sermons"
    synonyms: information, data, facts, facts and figures, statistics, evidence, subject matter, ideas, details, particulars, background, notes, documentation, documents, papers, info, deets, dope, lowdown, dirt, gen
  3. cloth or fabric.
    "a piece of dark material"
    synonyms: fabric, cloth, stuff, textiles

adjective
  1. denoting or consisting of physical objects rather than the mind or spirit.
    "the material world"
    synonyms: physical, corporeal, tangible, nonspiritual, mundane, worldly, earthly, temporal, concrete, real, solid, substantial, secular, lay, sublunary
  2. important; essential; relevant.
    "the insects did not do any material damage to the crop"
    synonyms: significant, major, important, of consequence, consequential, momentous, weighty, vital, essential, key, meaningful

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