matter

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Synonyms: mutter, master, patter, mater, natter, atter, batter, matte, smatter, latter, tatter

Antonyms: mutter, master, patter, mater, natter, atter, batter, matte, smatter, latter, tatter

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[material#Noun|Material]]; [[substance#Noun|substance]].
2. An [[affair]], [[condition#Noun|condition]], or [[subject#Noun|subject]], especially one of [[concern#Noun|concern]] or (''especially when preceded by'' '''[[the]]''') one that is [[problematic]].
3. An [[approximate]] [[amount]] or [[extent]].
4. {{lb|en|countable|law}} [[legal|Legal]] [[services]] provided by a [[lawyer]] or [[firm]] to their [[client]] in relation to a particular [[issue]].
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|essence}}; [[pith]]; [[embodiment]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} (The) [[inducing]] [[cause]] or [[reason]], especially of anything [[disagreeable]] or [[distressing]].
7. {{lb|en|dated|medicine}} {{cap|pus}}.
8. {{lb|en|uncountable}} {{cap|importance}}. <!--Chambers 1908-->

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|stative}} To be [[important]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive|in negative constructions|now|England|_|regional|Caribbean}} To [[care]] about, to [[mind]]; to find important. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|medicine|archaic}} To form [[pus]] or [[matter#Noun|matter]], as an [[abscess]]; to [[maturate]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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