"body matter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} body matter (uncountable)
  1. Within a book, the main portion of text, excluding the front matter and back matter. Wikipedia link: Book design Tags: uncountable Synonyms: body text, body matter, main text Holonyms: book Related terms: back matter, end matter, front matter
    Sense id: en-body_matter-en-noun-AfzW8Z2k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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