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nounan informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiouslytype of:
Definition that contains mater
- land material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- rock material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
- ground material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- stone material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
- copy material suitable for a journalistic account
- punk material for starting a fire
- chemical material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
- soil material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- straw material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- substance material of a particular kind or constitution