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ma·ter
/
ˈmeɪ
tər
/
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[
mey
-ter
]
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noun,
plural
ma·ters,
ma·tres
/
-triz
/
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[
-treez
]
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.
1.
British Informal.
mother
1
.
2.
the backing holding the movable parts of an astrolabe.
Origin:
1585–95;
<
Latin
māter
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mater
(ˈmeɪtə)
—
n
public school slang
,
facetious
often
(
Brit
) a word for
mother
[C16: from Latin]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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