matière

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French

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Etymology

From Old French matiere, borrowed from Latin materia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.tjɛʁ/
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Noun

matière f (plural matières)

  1. material (substance of which something is made)
  2. matter (material things, things in general)
    matière organiqueorganic matter
  3. (physics) matter
  4. matter (that which is thought)
  5. content, matter (the thing in question)
  6. subject (at school)

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