Element and Matter

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Element

Element noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.

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Matter is a synonym for element in substance topic. In some cases you can use "Matter" instead a noun "Element", when it comes to topics like object, component, essential feature.

Nearby Words: elementary, elemental, elementally, elementarily

Matter

Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Element is a synonym for matter in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Element" instead a noun "Matter", if it concerns topics such as substance, component.

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

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physical	physical element	physical matter
particular	particular element	particular matter
regular	regular element	regular matter
heavy	heavy element	heavy matter
Other adjectives: small, actual, entire, real, main, interesting, criminal, important, new, minor, different.

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In Star Trek III, David Marcus admitted that he had used "Proto-matter" (a highly-unstable element) in the design of the Genesis device.

Source: Terraform
Strider Hiryu does kill Grandmaster, so it's not a matter of being a Downer Ending... It's simply that this plot element will probably remain an Aborted Arc.

Source: Video Game / Strider
No matter how unwilling victim seems to be there is always element of this trope.

Source: More Than Mind Control

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