A province of Basilicata, Italy. / A city, the capital of Matera province, Basilicata.

Being overly concerned with material possessions and wealth. / Of or concerning philosophical materialism.

Constant concern over material possessions and wealth; a great or excessive regard for worldly concerns. / (philosophy) The philosophical belief that nothing exists beyond what is physical.

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. / Related through the mother, or her side of the family.

(dated, informal) A mother. / A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative.

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s mother.

Having to do with matter; consisting of matter. / Worldly, as opposed to spiritual. / (law, accounting) Significant.

Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something. / Text written for a specific purpose. / A sample or specimens for study. / Cloth to be made into a garment. Fabric.

(obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.

A material in its unprocessed, natural state considered usable for manufacture. / (figuratively) Any physical product serving as input to a factory or other installation which processes it.