Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in the nature of things

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
in- the -na-ture of things
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

The ordinary or expected course of events.

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What does in the nature of things mean?
The ordinary or expected course of events.

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