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materiel definition

ma·teri·el or matériel ma·té′·riel′ (mə tir′ē el′, -tir′ē əl)

noun

materials and tools necessary to any work, enterprise, etc.; specif., weapons, equipment, supplies, etc. of armed forces

Etymology: Fr matériel: see material

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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