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material

adjective
  1. having substance or capable of being treated as fact
    real
  2. derived from or composed of matter
    “the material universe”
  3. having material or physical form or substance
    corporeal
  4. directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
    “Your support made a material difference.”
  5. concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
    “material needs”
  6. concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
    “material possessions”
noun
  1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
    textile
  2. things needed for doing or making something
    “writing materials”
  3. 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”
  4. a person judged suitable for admission or employment
    “I was university material.”
  5. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    “coal is a hard black material”
    stuff