--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 15 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/15/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 15 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A work of art, book, music or other creation of great skill; one of the best of its kind.[↗](../../masterpiece/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The best work a particular person has ever made.[↗](../../masterpiece/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Anything done extremely well, like a goal or a cake.[↗](../../masterpiece/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Mona Lisa is a famous masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother's drawing is his masterpiece.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · That goal was a masterpiece\![↗](../../masterpiece/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum is full of masterpieces.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake Grandma baked was a masterpiece.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people think «Charlotte's Web» is a masterpiece.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the Middle Ages, an apprentice had to make a masterpiece to become a master.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked at the workmanship; there was not one false stitch in the whole job; all was so neat and true, that it was quite a masterpiece.[↗](../../masterpiece/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mastery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mastery is complete control or power over something.[↗](../../mastery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mastery is great skill at doing something.[↗](../../mastery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Two game cocks were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard.[↗](../../mastery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The winner ruled with undisputed mastery.[↗](../../mastery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Man gains mastery over nature by thinking.[↗](../../mastery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: 'It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome, but the noise of them that sing do I hear.'[↗](../../mastery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.32.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mastery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **masticate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, science) To masticate is to chew food so it is broken into small pieces before swallowing.[↗](../../masticate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (technical) To masticate rubber is to soften it by crushing and kneading it.[↗](../../masticate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Digestion starts when you masticate your food.[↗](../../masticate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cow lay in the field slowly masticating grass.[↗](../../masticate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Molars help you masticate tough food.[↗](../../masticate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Masticate thoroughly,» the doctor said, meaning «chew well».[↗](../../masticate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows masticate their food twice by chewing the cud.[↗](../../masticate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mastication mixes food with saliva.[↗](../../masticate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mastication** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, science) Chewing: crushing food with the teeth so it can be swallowed and digested.[↗](../../mastication/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The process of chewing as the first stage of digestion.[↗](../../mastication/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Digestion starts with mastication in the mouth.[↗](../../mastication/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mastication breaks food into small pieces.[↗](../../mastication/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Molars are the teeth used most for mastication.[↗](../../mastication/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Saliva mixes with the food during mastication.[↗](../../mastication/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cows spend hours on mastication of grass.[↗](../../mastication/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Good mastication helps the stomach do its job.[↗](../../mastication/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The jaw muscles control mastication.[↗](../../mastication/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mastiff** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very large, strong dog with a short coat, a big head and loose skin round the face, kept as a guard dog.[↗](../../mastiff/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mastiff guarded the farm gate.[↗](../../mastiff/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A mastiff can weigh more than a grown man.[↗](../../mastiff/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mastiff barked in a deep voice.[↗](../../mastiff/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite its size, our neighbour's mastiff is very gentle.[↗](../../mastiff/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle was guarded by two mastiffs.[↗](../../mastiff/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mastiff drooled on my shoe.[↗](../../mastiff/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And there lies my faithful mastiff at the threshold.[↗](../../mastiff/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mat is a small piece of material put on the floor, like a doormat or bath mat.[↗](../../mat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mat is a thick soft piece of material for exercise or gym, like a yoga mat or PE mat.[↗](../../mat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A mat is a small flat piece put under a plate, glass or hot dish to protect a table, like a placemat.[↗](../../mat/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wipe your feet on the mat.[↗](../../mat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat sat on the mat.[↗](../../mat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the hot pan on a mat, not on the table.[↗](../../mat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lie down on your mat for stretching.[↗](../../mat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The bath mat stops you slipping.[↗](../../mat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Roll up your yoga mat after class.[↗](../../mat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We landed safely on the gym mats.[↗](../../mat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The old woman lifted the mat, undid the blanket, and found the girls both dead.[↗](../../mat/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Twenty-seventh Path is the Exciting Intelli- gence, and it is so called because through it is consum- mated and perfected the nature of every existent being under the orb of the Sun, in perfection.[↗](../../mat/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../mat/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **matabele** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Matabele (Ndebele) are a people of south-western Zimbabwe, around the city of Bulawayo.[↗](../../matabele/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Matabeleland is the region where they live.[↗](../../matabele/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Matabele kingdom was founded by Mzilikazi.[↗](../../matabele/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bulawayo is the main city of Matabeleland.[↗](../../matabele/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Matabele are also called the Ndebele.[↗](../../matabele/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · British settlers fought wars against the Matabele in the 1890s.[↗](../../matabele/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Matabeleland has wide, dry grasslands.[↗](../../matabele/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **matador** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A matador is the main bullfighter in a Spanish-style bullfight, the person who tries to kill the bull with a sword.[↗](../../matador/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The word comes from Spanish and means "killer".[↗](../../matador/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The matador waved his red cape at the bull.[↗](../../matador/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people protest against bullfights because the bull is hurt and killed.[↗](../../matador/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The matador wore a glittering costume.[↗](../../matador/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dodging the tacklers like a matador, he scored a try.[↗](../../matador/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bullfighting is banned in some parts of Spain.[↗](../../matador/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd cheered the matador.[↗](../../matador/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **match** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A match is a game between two players or teams: a football match.[↗](../../match/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A match is a small stick that makes a flame when you strike it.[↗](../../match/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To match is to go well together or be the same: the socks match.[↗](../../match/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To match things is to find pairs that belong together.[↗](../../match/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To be a match for someone is to be as good as them.[↗](../../match/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The team played 10 matches and won 6.[↗](../../match/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · How many did they lose?[↗](../../match/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A square uses 4 matches.[↗](../../match/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Match each number to its sum.[↗](../../match/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched the rugby match on Saturday.[↗](../../match/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play with matches.[↗](../../match/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her hat matches her scarf.[↗](../../match/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Match the words to the pictures.[↗](../../match/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad struck a match to light the candles.[↗](../../match/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The new player was no match for the champion.[↗](../../match/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But he had met his match.[↗](../../match/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **matchbox** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small box that holds matches, with a rough side for striking them.[↗](../../matchbox/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something very small, like a «matchbox car» (a tiny toy car) or a very small room or house.[↗](../../matchbox/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad keeps a matchbox by the fireplace.[↗](../../matchbox/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a tiny bed for the doll from a matchbox.[↗](../../matchbox/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother collects matchbox cars.[↗](../../matchbox/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The flat was the size of a matchbox.[↗](../../matchbox/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you find a matchbox, give it to a grown-up.[↗](../../matchbox/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The matchbox is 5 cm long, 3 cm wide and 1 cm high, so its volume is 15 cubic centimetres.[↗](../../matchbox/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people collect old matchbox labels.[↗](../../matchbox/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · As soon as he entered the cottage, which stood like a matchbox in the heart of the pine-woods, he went to greet his mother, saying:[↗](../../matchbox/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **matched** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Matched means put together with something that goes with it: she matched each sock with its pair.[↗](../../matched/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Matched means made the same as something, or equal to it: his dad matched what he saved.[↗](../../matched/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Well-matched means about as good as each other: two well-matched teams.[↗](../../matched/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She matched each sock with its pair.[↗](../../matched/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His dad matched the 20 dollars he saved.[↗](../../matched/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 8 pairs were matched.[↗](../../matched/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many socks were matched?[↗](../../matched/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two teams were well matched.[↗](../../matched/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She matched the words to the pictures.[↗](../../matched/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her shoes matched her dress.[↗](../../matched/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The school matched every dollar the class raised.[↗](../../matched/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He matched his best time in the race.[↗](../../matched/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · They were very evenly matched, and the battle was a hard one.[↗](../../matched/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **matchless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* So good that nothing or nobody is equal to it; without equal; the best.[↗](../../matchless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The view from the mountain top was matchless.[↗](../../matchless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad sang about his own matchless cleverness.[↗](../../matchless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She played with matchless skill.[↗](../../matchless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle had a matchless collection of paintings.[↗](../../matchless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Their matchless courage saved the village.[↗](../../matchless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The chef cooks matchless pies.[↗](../../matchless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **matchstick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A matchstick is the thin wooden stick of a match, used to light fires.[↗](../../matchstick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used to describe something very thin: «matchstick arms», «matchstick men».[↗](../../matchstick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The model ship was made of matchsticks.[↗](../../matchstick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Move one matchstick to make the sum correct.[↗](../../matchstick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each square in the pattern needs four matchsticks.[↗](../../matchstick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep matches away from small children.[↗](../../matchstick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He drew a matchstick man.[↗](../../matchstick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The burnt matchstick was put in water.[↗](../../matchstick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland, informal) A friend: «He's my mate».[↗](../../mate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person you share something with, as in «classmate», «teammate», «flatmate».[↗](../../mate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The partner of an animal, with which it has babies.[↗](../../mate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) Of animals: to come together to make babies.[↗](../../mate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* An officer on a ship («first mate»).[↗](../../mate/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* In chess, short for «checkmate».[↗](../../mate/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm going to the park with my mates.[↗](../../mate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks, mate\![↗](../../mate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Jamie is my best mate.[↗](../../mate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My teammates cheered when I scored.[↗](../../mate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds sing to attract a mate.[↗](../../mate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Penguins often stay with the same mate for years.[↗](../../mate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The captain gave orders to the first mate.[↗](../../mate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · White moved the queen and said «mate».[↗](../../mate/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · I met my mates in the morning, a broken, scattered band.[↗](../../mate/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, each with his mate; and of the beasts that are not clean two and two, each with his mate; (Torah GEN.7.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mate/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and brood under her shadow; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.[↗](../../mate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.34.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mate/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read; no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for My mouth it hath commanded, and the breath thereof it hath gathered them.[↗](../../mate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.34.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mate/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **material** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A material is what something is made of, such as wood, metal, plastic, glass or cloth.[↗](../../material/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Material is cloth or fabric used to make clothes and curtains.[↗](../../material/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Materials are the things you need to do a job, like art materials or building materials.[↗](../../material/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Material is information or ideas used to make a book, lesson or show.[↗](../../material/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The table is made of a hard material called oak.[↗](../../material/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Which material is best for a raincoat?[↗](../../material/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Glass is a transparent material.[↗](../../material/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought blue material to make curtains.[↗](../../material/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bring your art materials on Friday.[↗](../../material/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Recycling saves raw materials.[↗](../../material/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Plastic is a man-made material.[↗](../../material/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fitzgerald are known to have much story material in their possession.[↗](../../material/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Google is proud to partner with libraries to digitize public domain materials and make them widely accessible.[↗](../../material/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../material/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · We encourage the use of public domain materials for these purposes and may be able to help.[↗](../../material/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../material/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Body ; the word is GUP, usually applied to the animal material body, but here means '' one whole."[↗](../../material/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../material/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **materially** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Materially means in a way that makes a real, noticeable difference.[↗](../../materially/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Materially means in matters of things you can own, such as money and goods.[↗](../../materially/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two stories materially differ from each other.[↗](../../materially/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was materially helped by the gift.[↗](../../materially/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Their life was materially better after the harvest.[↗](../../materially/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **maternal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with a mother or being a mother; motherly.[↗](../../maternal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (family) Related through your mother («maternal grandmother» = your mum's mother).[↗](../../maternal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (health) To do with women having babies («maternal health»).[↗](../../maternal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My maternal grandmother is my mum's mum.[↗](../../maternal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hens show strong maternal care.[↗](../../maternal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt maternal towards the little kitten.[↗](../../maternal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Elephants have strong maternal bonds.[↗](../../maternal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The maternity ward is where babies are born.[↗](../../maternal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My maternal uncle lives in Ireland.[↗](../../maternal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **maternity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Maternity is the state of being a mother.[↗](../../maternity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective it means to do with having a baby: maternity clothes, a maternity ward.[↗](../../maternity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (work) Maternity leave is time off work that a mother gets before and after her baby is born, often with maternity pay.[↗](../../maternity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our teacher is going on maternity leave next month.[↗](../../maternity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My little brother was born in the maternity ward.[↗](../../maternity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum wore maternity clothes before the baby came.[↗](../../maternity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some mothers get maternity pay while they look after their babies.[↗](../../maternity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The maternity unit is on the second floor.[↗](../../maternity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · When the baby is born, the dad may take paternity leave.[↗](../../maternity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She returned to work after a year of maternity leave.[↗](../../maternity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **math** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Math is the school subject about numbers, shapes, measuring, patterns and data.[↗](../../math/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Math also means working with numbers: do the math, my math is wrong.[↗](../../math/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has 20 math problems for homework.[↗](../../math/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He got 9 right on the math test.[↗](../../math/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Math class lasts 45 minutes.[↗](../../math/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many problems are left?[↗](../../math/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Math is my favourite subject.[↗](../../math/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We use math to measure the garden.[↗](../../math/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Do the math: four friends and twelve sweets means three each.[↗](../../math/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our maths teacher is from New Zealand.[↗](../../math/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She checked her math with a calculator.[↗](../../math/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mathematical** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with mathematics.[↗](../../mathematical/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Done carefully, exactly and logically, like a calculation.[↗](../../mathematical/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (mathematical certainty / chance) Exact, as sure or as small as numbers can show.[↗](../../mathematical/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We use mathematical symbols like + and =.[↗](../../mathematical/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our homework is a mathematical puzzle.[↗](../../mathematical/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a very mathematical mind.[↗](../../mathematical/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tiles were laid with mathematical precision.[↗](../../mathematical/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ada Lovelace was a great mathematical thinker.[↗](../../mathematical/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Explain your answer using mathematical words like «sum» and «difference».[↗](../../mathematical/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It is a mathematical certainty that 2 + 2 = 4.[↗](../../mathematical/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · “How do you know?” said the Mathematical Master, “you have never seen one.”[↗](../../mathematical/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Together these represent the mathematical-linguistic foundations of Creation; see notes on 1:2 below.[↗](../../mathematical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../mathematical/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 22) The number of combinations of twenty-two letters two and two without any permutation is according to the mathematical formula (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../mathematical/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · ") In the Americnn Mathematical Moitlhhi, 1909, p 177, G. 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