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Quick definitions from WordNet (material)

▸ noun:  things needed for doing or making something ("Writing materials")
▸ noun:  information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form ("The archives provided rich material for a definitive biography")
▸ noun:  a person judged suitable for admission or employment ("He was university material")
▸ noun:  the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object ("Coal is a hard black material")
▸ noun:  artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers ("She measured off enough material for a dress")
▸ adjective:  directly relevant to a matter especially a law case ("His support made a material difference")
▸ adjective:  concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being ("Material needs")
▸ adjective:  concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests ("Material possessions")
▸ adjective:  derived from or composed of matter ("The material universe")
▸ adjective:  having material or physical form or substance
▸ adjective:  having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary

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