Mater vs. Matters
Mater and Matters Definitions
Mater
Mother.
Matters
That which occupies space and has mass; physical substance.
Mater
Mother.
Matters
A type of such substance
Organic matter.
Mater
(anatomy) A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
Matters
Discharge or waste, such as pus or feces, from a living organism.
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Mater
(biology) Someone or something that mates.
Matters
(Philosophy) In Aristotelian and Scholastic use, that which is in itself undifferentiated and formless and which, as the subject of change and development, receives form and becomes substance.
Mater
See Alma mater, Dura mater, and Pia mater.
Matters
The substance of thought or expression as opposed to the manner in which it is stated or conveyed.
Mater
Informal terms for a mother
Matters
A subject of concern, feeling, or action
Matters of foreign policy.
A personal matter.
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Matters
Trouble or difficulty
What's the matter with your car?.
Matters
An approximated quantity, amount, or extent
The construction will last a matter of years.
Matters
Something printed or otherwise set down in writing
Reading matter.
Matters
To be of importance
"Love is most nearly itself / When here and now cease to matter" (T.S. Eliot).
Matters
Plural of matter
