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  • 31matter — noun 1》 physical substance or material in general; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses mass, especially as distinct from energy.     ↘a particular substance: organic matter. 2》 an affair or situation under consideration; a topic …

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  • 32matter of fact — {n. phr.} Something that is really true; something that can be proved. * /The town records showed that it was a matter of fact that the two boys were brothers./ * /It is a matter of fact that the American war against England was successful./… …

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  • 33matter of fact — {n. phr.} Something that is really true; something that can be proved. * /The town records showed that it was a matter of fact that the two boys were brothers./ * /It is a matter of fact that the American war against England was successful./… …

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  • 34matter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. substance, material; subject, topic, business; affair; cause, ground; predicament, difficulty. v. i. signify, import; count. See importance, thought. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Substance] Syn. body,… …

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  • 35matter — /ˈmætə / (say matuh) noun 1. the substance or substances of which physical objects consist or are composed. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous), especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance… …

  • 36matter — {{11}}matter (n.) c.1200, materie, subject of thought, speech, or expression, from Anglo Fr. matere, O.Fr. matere subject, theme, topic; substance, content, material; character, education (12c., Mod.Fr. matière), from L. materia substance from… …

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  • 37matter — See: FOR THAT MATTER, LAUGHING MATTER, NO MATTER, THE MATTER …

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  • 38matter — See: FOR THAT MATTER, LAUGHING MATTER, NO MATTER, THE MATTER …

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  • 39matter — See: for that matter, laughing matter, no matter, the matter …

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  • 40Matter — • Taking the term in its widest sense, matter signifies that out of which anything is made or composed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Matter     Matter      …

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