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  • 11material — ma|te|ri|al1 W1S1 [məˈtıəriəl US ˈtır ] n 1.) [U and C] cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc = ↑fabric ▪ curtain material ▪ scraps of material ▪ a cape made of a soft material 2.) [U and C] a solid substance such as wood, plastic, or metal …

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  • 12material — ma|te|ri|al1 [ mə tıriəl ] noun *** ▸ 1 cloth ▸ 2 substances (for something) ▸ 3 for book/movie/song ▸ 4 things used for activity ▸ 5 someone appropriate for something 1. ) count or uncount cloth: Her dress was made of a thin lacy material. heavy …

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  • 13Material culture of the Manasir — The material culture of the Manasir is very basic and primarily relies on the by products of palm tree cultivation (cf. Date cultivation in Dar al Manasir). Date trees not only constitute the main source of income and an important supply of… …

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  • 14material — I UK [məˈtɪərɪəl] / US [məˈtɪrɪəl] noun Word forms material : singular material plural materials *** 1) [countable/uncountable] cloth Her dress was made of a thin lacy material. heavy material for making curtains 2) a) [uncountable] a substance,… …

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  • 15material — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cloth ADJECTIVE ▪ coarse, rough, thick ▪ fine, silky, soft, thin ▪ woven …

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  • 16material — I adj. material to (this evidence is material to our case) II n. data 1) to collect, gather material 2) source material 3) about, on (to gather material about the case) 4) material for (to gather material for a dictionary) matter 5) radioactive;… …

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  • 17material — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English materiel, from Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin materia matter more at matter Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) relating to, derived from, or consisting of matter; …

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  • 18material — 1 noun 1 (C, U) cloth used for making clothes, curtains etc; fabric (1): curtain material 2 (C, U) a solid substance such as wood, plastic, or metal from which things can be made: building materials 3 (U) also materials (plural) the things that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19material — materialness, n. /meuh tear ee euhl/, n. 1. the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material. 2. anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed: Wood pulp is the raw material from… …

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  • 20material — 01. What kind of [material] is your dress made of? 02. We need to buy some art [materials] for my daughter s drawing class. 03. You can recycle various [materials] instead of putting them in the garbage can. 04. Comedian Bill Cosby wrote all his… …

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