hyle
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Noun — Another word for physical matter or substance.
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Etymology
Came from Medieval Latin hyle, from Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, matter”), used particularly by Aristotle as πρώτη ὕλη (prṓtē húlē, “protomatter, fundamental undifferentiated matter”).
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