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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "material"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ, āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ

a substance from which things can be made
material definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wood is a versatile material used in construction, furniture making, and crafting.
āĻ•āĻžāĻ  āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§€ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āϝāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ, āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϤ⧈āϰ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧁āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ, āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ

items or resources required for a particular purpose or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The costume designer sourced luxurious material for the theater production.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻŸā§‹āϟāĻžāχāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ, āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ

cloth or fabric used to make different items of clothing
material definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tailor recommended a durable material for the work uniforms.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āϜāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āχāωāύāĻŋāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§‡āĻ•āϏāχ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ, āĻĄā§‡āϟāĻž

data and information that can be gathered to form a research
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He reviewed the material to ensure all sources were credible before writing his thesis.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāρāϰ āĻĨāĻŋāϏāĻŋāϏ āϞ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ, āφāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€

a person considered suitable or eligible for admission or employment based on specific criteria
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her dedication and achievements made her material for the scholarship.
āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ

related to money, living conditions, possessions, etc. instead of the things that the soul or mind needs
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The report discussed material needs in the community, such as food and shelter.
āϰāĻŋāĻĒā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āϝ⧇āĻŽāύ āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ āĻ“ āφāĻļā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ, āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ

made of or related to matter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The book discussed various material aspects of the universe.
āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•, āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

directly relevant or significant, especially in legal or formal contexts
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āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ, āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

possessing tangible substance or being significant enough to be considered factual
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her claims were supported by material facts, which provided a solid basis for her arguments.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻ—āϤ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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