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Noun
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:09:01::)
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affair (affair%1:09:00::)
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thing (thing%1:09:02::)
(a vaguely specified concern)
"several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
S:
(n)
topic (topic%1:09:00::)
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subject (subject%1:09:01::)
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issue (issue%1:09:00::)
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matter (matter%1:09:00::)
(some situation or event that is thought about)
"he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:03:00::)
(that which has mass and occupies space)
"physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:09:02::)
(a problem)
"is anything the matter?"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:07:00::)
((used with negation) having consequence)
"they were friends and it was no matter who won the games"
S:
(n)
matter (matter%1:10:00::)
(written works (especially in books or magazines))
"he always took some reading matter with him on the plane"
Verb
S:
(v)
count (count%2:42:00::)
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matter (matter%2:42:00::)
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weigh (weigh%2:42:03::)
(have weight; have import, carry weight)
"It does not matter much"