matter
- noun
- /ˈmætər/
- First, they copy Raphael's entire composition and identify both the fresco's subject matter and location.
- printed matter
- reading matter
- content and matter
Examples
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And I doubt the Postal Service's "Free Matter for the Blind" is going to apply here.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now, what truly grim reading matter was banned in Germany after the War?
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Each of us enjoyed freedom of subject matter and means of expression.
Academic text (1991) -
In universities, the struggle is for continuity of subject matter and courses, both relevant and arcane.
Academic text (1992) -
By these successive revisions, a very great amount of valuable matter has been added to this abridgement.
Academic text (2017) -
Wiley has found that Shiloh's Westerners' written style was matter-of-fact, earthy, and often punctuated by dry humor.
Academic text (1991) -
The magazine contains a lot of interesting matter on contemporary art and culture.
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This book has valuable matter that provides insights into the history of science.
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Researchers are reviewing the matter included in the latest edition of the journal for accuracy.
Synonyms
The information inside something like a book or website
Things like books and magazines to read for information or enjoyment
Text created by a person, like a book or letter
The written words in a book or article, not the pictures
Text to be printed or published without pictures
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
An invisible substance that does not give off or take in light and pulls things by gravity
- Specialized
Tissue in the brain and spinal cord that carries messages between different brain areas
- Specialized
The darker part of the brain and spinal cord containing nerve cells or used to mean being smart
- Specialized
The idea that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a closed system but only changes form
- Specialized
Sections at the end of a book that give extra information like appendices and an index
- Specialized
Pages at the start of a book, like the title page and table of contents
- Specialized
Written pages after the main text that give extra information, like an index or a list of sources
- Texting
A block of information at the start of a digital file that gives title and date for website tools
- Specialized
A rule that matter cannot be made or destroyed in a closed container, so the total amount stays the same
Pictures like photographs, drawings, or charts in a book that are not written words
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Matter meaning written content comes from materia, which meant 'material' or the 'subject' of a book, so 'reading matter' simply means the written 'material' or content you can read.