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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