material

material
{{11}}material (adj.) mid-14c., "real, ordinary; earthly, drawn from the material world;" a term in scholastic philosophy and theology, from O.Fr. material, materiel (14c.) and directly from L.L. materialis (adj.) "of or belonging to matter," from L. materia "matter, stuff, wood, timber" (see MATTER (Cf. matter)). From late 14c. as "made of matter, having material existence; material, physical, substantial;" from late 15c. as "important, relevant."
{{12}}material (n.) late 14c., "substance, matter from which a thing is made," from MATERIAL (Cf. material) (adj.).

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