Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

body matter

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
body -mat-ter
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Within a book, the main portion of text, excluding the front matter and back matter.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

back matter end matter front matter

Frequently Paired Words

back matter end matter front matter

Synonyms

body text body matter main text

Antonyms

back matter front matter

Questions

What does body matter mean?
Within a book, the main portion of text, excluding the front matter and back matter.

How to pronounce body matter

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