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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

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