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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 mat·ter n. Pronunciation: ' ma-tər Function: noun Etymology: Middle English matere, from Anglo-French, from Latin materia matter, physical substance, from mater Date: 13th century 1 a : a subject under consideration b : a subject of disagreement or litigation c plural : the events or circumstances of a particular situation d : the subject or substance of a discourse or writing e : something of an indicated kind or having to do with an indicated field or situation <this is a serious matter > <as a matter of policy> < matter s of faith> f : something to be proved in law g obsolete : sensible or serious material as distinguished from nonsense or drollery h (1) obsolete : REASON , CAUSE (2) : a source especially of feeling or emotion i : PROBLEM , DIFFICULTY 2 a : the substance of which a physical object is composed b : material substance that occupies space, has mass, and is composed predominantly of atoms consisting of protons, neutrons, and electrons, that constitutes the observable universe, and that is interconvertible with energy c : a material substance of a particular kind or for a particular purpose <vegetable matter > d (1) : material (as feces or urine) discharged from the living body (2) : material discharged by suppuration : PUS 3 a : the indeterminate subject of reality especially : the element in the universe that undergoes formation and alteration b : the formless substratum of all things which exists only potentially and upon which form acts to produce realities 4 : a more or less definite amount or quantity <cooks in a matter of minutes> 5 : something written or printed 6 : MAIL 7 Christian Science : the illusion that the objects perceived by the physical senses have the reality of substance –as …