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“matter of”

The following 4 entries include the term matter of.

matter-of-fact

adjective

restricted to or based on fact

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matter-of-factly

adverb

as in frankly, candidly

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as a matter of fact

phrase

to tell the truth

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matter of course

phrase

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause

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