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ma·té·ri·el

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–noun

1.	the aggregate of things used or needed in any business, undertaking, or operation (distinguished from personnel).

2.	Military. arms, ammunition, and equipment in general.

Also, ma·te·ri·el.

[Origin: 1805–15; < F; see material

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ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el Audio Help (mə-tîr'ē-ěl') Pronunciation Key
n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment.

[French matériel, consisting of matter, materiel, from Old French material; see material.]

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materiel

1814, from Fr. matériel "material," from O.Fr. materiel (adj.), from L. materialis "of matter," from materia "substance" (see matter). A later borrowing of the same word that became material.

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