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French
Etymology
From Old French matiere, borrowed from Latin materia.
Pronunciation
Noun
matière f (plural matières)
- material (substance of which something is made)
- matter (material things, things in general)
- matière organique ― organic matter
- (physics) matter
- matter (that which is thought)
- content, matter (the thing in question)
- subject (at school)
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