immaterial

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im·ma·te·ri·al / ˌi(m)məˈti(ə)rēəl/ • adj. 1. unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant: so long as the band kept the beat, what they played was immaterial.2. Philos. spiritual, rather than physical: we have immaterial souls.DERIVATIVES: im·ma·te·ri·al·i·ty / -ˌti(ə)rēˈalitē/ n.im·ma·te·ri·al·ly adv.

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immaterial

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immaterial incorporeal XIV (not freq. before XVI); unimportant XVII. — late L.; see IM-2, MATERIAL.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Immaterial

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IMMATERIAL

Not essential or necessary; not important or pertinent; not decisive; of no substantial consequence; without weight; of no material significance.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law

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