"materia grigia" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: materie grige [plural], sostanza grigia [alternative]
Etymology: Literally, “gray matter.” Compare French matière grise. Etymology templates: {{m-g|gray matter.}} “gray matter.”, {{lit|gray matter.}} Literally, “gray matter.”, {{cog|fr|matière grise}} French matière grise Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} materia grigia f (plural materie grige)
  1. (anatomy) gray matter Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-materia_grigia-it-noun-v2FZIB2f Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative, by extension) intelligence Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-materia_grigia-it-noun-n4Cl4UAX
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