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mater

Pronunciation: /ˈmeɪtə/

The English word “mater” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Mother.
  2. A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid mater, or pia mater of the brain.
  3. Someone or something that mates.

Etymology

From Latin māter (“mother”), partly via Late Middle English matere. Doublet of mata and mother. Ancestor of matrix.

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