materia

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US/məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/

noun

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

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matter
OriginLatin māteria →
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Meanings

nounmateria (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountablehigher registerThe physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.

    Synonyms: matter

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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matter

Origin

  1. Latinmāteria“matter, the material world”
  2. Englishmateria

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with materia

criteriaNigeriaSyriaAlgeriaLiberiacafeteriaSiberiaIberiahysteriadiphtherialisteriaElyriaAssyriaferiaplumeriaimperiaporphyriaCyberiaStyriaIllyriaarteriaprogeriaceriaEgeria
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Anagrams

artemiaRamaiteametriaAramite
Cite this entry
APA

materia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materia

MLA

“materia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “materia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/materia.

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