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  • 21matter — matterful, adj. matterless, adj. /mat euhr/, n. 1. the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general, whether solid, liquid, or… …

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  • 22matter — I. n. 1. Substance, body. 2. Sense, substance. 3. Good sense, substance. 4. Trouble, cause of distress, difficulty. 5. Thing. 6. Indefinite amount, quantity, or portion. 7. Stuff, material, raw material …

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  • 23consequence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnsɪkwəns] / US [ˈkɑnsəkwəns] noun [countable] Word forms consequence : singular consequence plural consequences a result or effect of something She said exactly what she felt, without fear of the consequences. consequence of: The… …

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  • 24In consequence — Consequence Con se*quence, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons[ e]quence. See {Consequent}.] 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. [1913 Webster] Shun to taste, And shun the bitter… …

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  • 25In consequence of — Consequence Con se*quence, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F. cons[ e]quence. See {Consequent}.] 1. That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result. [1913 Webster] Shun to taste, And shun the bitter… …

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  • 26matter — /ˈmætə / (say matuh) noun 1. the substance or substances of which physical objects consist or are composed. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous), especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance… …

  • 27consequence — con|se|quence [ kansəkwəns ] noun count *** a result or effect of something: She said exactly what she felt, without fear of the consequences. consequence of: The consequence of such policies will inevitably be higher taxes.… …

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  • 28matter — Synonyms and related words: activities, activity, ado, affair, affairs, air, ambition, amount, amount to something, amplitude, annoyance, anxiety, argument, article, aspect, aspiration, atom, atomic particles, atoms, autograph, bag, basis, be… …

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  • 29matter — {{11}}matter (n.) c.1200, materie, subject of thought, speech, or expression, from Anglo Fr. matere, O.Fr. matere subject, theme, topic; substance, content, material; character, education (12c., Mod.Fr. matière), from L. materia substance from… …

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  • 30matter — 1. noun 1) vegetable matter Syn: material, stuff, substance 2) a serious matter Syn: affair, business, situation, concern, incident, episode, subject, topic …

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