Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The subject or matter presented for consideration in some written or oral statement or discussion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The matter or
thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made theobject of thought orstudy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun what a communication that is about something is about
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Examples
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ConvergeUS intends to organize annual summits to bring together technologists, social entrepreneurs and subject-matter experts to explore the potential of technology to help societal needs in areas such as early childhood education, healthcare and military families.
Thomas Kalil: Information Technology and Social Progress Thomas Kalil 2011
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The continual plight of a Sri Lankan's quest for employment would not - under normal circumstances - make the BBC's 6 o'clock news coverage, yet the subject-matter is interesting, absorbing and newsworthy.
Scott Hill: Journalism's Feminine Touch Scott Hill 2011
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Particularly the one about spotlighting an African-American audience and changes in subject-matter.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Open Writing Forum 2009
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ConvergeUS intends to organize annual summits to bring together technologists, social entrepreneurs and subject-matter experts to explore the potential of technology to help societal needs in areas such as early childhood education, healthcare and military families.
Thomas Kalil: Information Technology and Social Progress Thomas Kalil 2011
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Second, based on the ideas you submit and the comments they receive, a team of world-class visual artists and subject-matter experts will select the most promising ideas for sustainable communities in a variety of cultures.
William S. Becker: Let's Talk About the Future We Want William S. Becker 2011
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Whichever, in finding insights one should be prepared to have to pay the usual price for excellence: spending a lot of time to get to know the subject-matter.
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Barnett Newman said “Most people think of subject-matter as what Meyer Shapiro has called ‘object-matter.’”
What Are You Reading? | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009
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Yet you're bound to wonder if it's just another ego trip that allows new subject-matter and a new persona for his journalism, the laddish type being so 1990s and, in any case, not quite right for a man nearing his sixth decade.
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Lisette smiled and remarked, "So often you two girls photograph the same subject-matter, but you have such very different points-of-view!"
Jill Lynne: Red Grooms and "Moi"-- Art That Makes You Smile Jill Lynne 2011
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Second, based on the ideas you submit and the comments they receive, a team of world-class visual artists and subject-matter experts will select the most promising ideas for sustainable communities in a variety of cultures.
William S. Becker: Let's Talk About the Future We Want William S. Becker 2011
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