Kilo Lingo

/məˈtɪəriəl/

Line drawing of material
Coloured illustration of material
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Translation

What a thing is made of, such as cloth, wood or metal.

Word origin

From Latin materia, meaning matter or stuff, and first of all wood for building.

Origin
Latin
Root
materia
English cognates
matter, material

Grammar

Gender
Pluralmaterials

Examples

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Here "material" means cloth.

builders .

"Materials" is the plural form.

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"Made of" tells you the material.

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This word is part of lesson 32.