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fact of the matter

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
fac-t of the -mat-ter
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The plain truth about the subject in question.

Inflected Forms

the fact of the matter (canonical)

Phrases

matter of fact

Frequently Paired Words

matter of fact

Questions

What does fact of the matter mean?
The plain truth about the subject in question.

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