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material — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • facility noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
  • footage noun Recorded video or film material.
  • material noun A substance — such as wood, metal, plastic, or fabric — that something is made from.
  • mundane adj Ordinary and unremarkable; part of everyday routine rather than exciting or unusual.

Senses

material is used for these senses in English:

  • facility The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc. [from 19th c.]
  • footage (usually, uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
  • material (especially, law) Having real importance or great consequences; significant; substantial.

facility — full definition

  1. noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
  2. noun A service, feature or amenity provided for people to use, often one of several offered together.
  3. noun A natural ability to do something easily and well.

footage — full definition

  1. noun Recorded video or film material.
  2. noun A measurement expressed in feet, especially the area of a space.

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