material

Definitions of material
  1. noun
    things needed for doing or making something
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    type of:
    equipamiento, instrumental
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service
  2. noun
    information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form
    synonyms: datos
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    types:
    refrito
    old material that is slightly reworked and used again
    type of:
    información
    a message received and understood
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