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materia

matter

noun mah-TEH-ryah Less Common

Origin: from Latin materia 'substance, material'

Also means

subject

Usage Note

Materia covers physical matter, a school subject (materia escolar), and the topic of a discussion (en materia de derechos). A closely related word, material, is used for physical materials or resources. The phrase en materia de means 'in the area of' or 'regarding'.

Examples

"La física estudia la materia y la energía."

Natural Translation

Physics studies matter and energy.

Literal Translation

The physics studies the matter and the energy

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