mater
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tər Origin:
1585–95; < Latin māter
1585–95; < Latin māter
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mater (ˈmeɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| public school slang, facetious often (Brit) a word for mother | |
| [C16: from Latin] | |
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Mater
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
No mater how much you place your fingers squarely in your ears it still happens.
Questioning dark mater would have grabbed my attention much less than questioning gravity.
The white mater is myelinated which greatly accelerates the messages.
It still releases emissions into the atmosphere no mater how small they may be.
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