subject matter

subject matter

noun
1.
the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
2.
the matter that is subject to some action.
3.
the matter out of which a thing is formed.

Origin:
1590–1600
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Subject matter is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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subject matter
 
n
the substance or main theme of a book, discussion, debate, etc

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