matéria

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See also: materia and matèria

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin māteria. Doublet of madeira, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtɛ.ɾi.ɐ/ [maˈtɛ.ɾɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /maˈtɛ.ɾjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈtɛ.ɾi.a/ [maˈtɛ.ɾɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /maˈtɛ.ɾja/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧té‧ri‧a

Noun

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matéria f (plural matérias)

  1. (physics) matter
  2. (education) subject
    1. a specific subject within an educational subject
  3. a reportage, a journalistic article; a text communicating news
    Synonyms: reportagem, notícia

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:matéria.

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