Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

materiel

/mətɪɹiˈɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: ma-teriel
IPA: /mətɪɹiˈɛl/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Instead, it was a 1941 Volkswagen Kübelwagen Type 82, the first acquisition in a collection of war matériel begun 10 years ago by Mr. Coffman, a refrigeration service technician from Marengo, Ill."

Etymology

Borrowed from French matériel. Doublet of material.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: matériel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mətɪɹiˈɛl/
British English: /mətɪəɹɪˈɛl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

materiels (plural) matériel (alternative)

Derived Forms

antimateriel

Synonyms

equipage

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce materiel?: The recorded pronunciation is /mətɪɹiˈɛl/.
What does materiel mean?: Military equipment, apparatus, and supplies.
Where does materiel come from?: It is traced to French.

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