Also means
school subject
Usage Note
Matière spans physical matter (matière organique), academic subjects (les matières scolaires), and the abstract sense of topic (en matière de = 'in terms of, regarding'). En matière de droit is a common legal phrase. The phrase table des matières means 'table of contents'.
Examples
"La biologie est ma matière préférée."
Natural Translation
Biology is my favourite subject.
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