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materia

subject, matter

noun mah-TEH-ryah Common

Origin: From Latin materia (matter, substance).

Also means

material, substance

Usage Note

Materia is the standard word for a school subject: la mia materia preferita è storia ('my favourite subject is history'). In a scientific context it means 'matter' or 'substance.' The phrase in materia di means 'on the subject of' or 'in the field of.'

Examples

"La matematica è la mia materia preferita."

Natural Translation

Mathematics is my favourite subject.

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