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materia

/məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
ma-te-ria
IPA
/məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin māteria (“matter, the material world”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/

Usage

Synonyms

matter

Rhymes With

syria nigeria criteria algeria liberia siberia cafeteria iberia assyria diphtheria listeria elyria

Questions

How do you pronounce materia?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈti(ɚ).ɹi.ə/.
What does materia mean?
The physical substances which create the natural world: matter, materials, substance, etc.
Where does materia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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