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a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)<that is not relevant to the matter under discussion>Synonymscontent, motif, motive, question, subject, theme, topicRelated Wordsidea, point, purpose; issue, problem; body, bulk, burden, core, crux, fundamental, generality, gist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, nub, nucleus, pith, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum; basis; bottom, essential, essentiality; affair, argument, debateNear Antonymsaside, digression, interjection, parenthesis, tangent
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something to be dealt with<we must take care of this matter before it becomes a real problem>Synonymsaffair, business, thingRelated Wordsproblem; crisis, crossroad, emergency, exigency, juncture, strait, zero hour; concern, trouble, worry; care, lookout, responsibility; deadlock, impasse, stalemate; corner, fix, hole, hot water, pinch, predicament, scrape, spot
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communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system<first-class matter>— see mail
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something that requires thought and skill for resolution<I've been thinking about the matter all night, and I believe I have a solution>— see problem 1
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