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Meaning of materia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
[maːˈtɛ.ri.a]

Definitions

  1. matter; material; component stuff; substance
    declension-1
  2. timber
    declension-1
  3. source, origin
    declension-1, figuratively

Equivalents

English material matter wood

Examples

“Et vellem, herculēs, māteriam repperīrem aliquam quam deus tantus affluenter indueret.”

And, by Hercules, I would like to find [clothing] material that such a great god could wear in flowing folds.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

materiae materiam materiamen materiarum materias materie

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