Definitions
Substance; issue of concern
Word origin
From Middle English matere, mater, from Anglo-Norman matere, materie, from Old French materie, matiere, from Latin māteria (“wood”), from māter (“mother”), in which case cognate with Old Armenian մայր (mayr, “cedar”) and մայրի (mayri, “forest”). Doublet of Madeira, mata, mater, matrix, and mother.
Used in a sentence
“vegetable matter”
“He always took some reading matter with him on the plane.”
“Something is the matter with him.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Subject at hand”6 letters
02“What something is about”6 letters
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