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101matter — /ˈmætə / (say matuh) noun 1. the substance or substances of which physical objects consist or are composed. 2. physical or corporeal substance in general (whether solid, liquid, or gaseous), especially as distinguished from incorporeal substance… …
102matter — 1. noun 1) decaying vegetable matter Syn: material, substance, stuff 2) the heart of the matter Syn: affair, business, proceeding, situation, circumstance, event, happening, occurrence …
103fact — n. 1 a thing that is known to have occurred, to exist, or to be true. 2 a datum of experience (often foll. by an explanatory clause or phrase : the fact that fire burns; the fact of my having seen them). 3 (usu. in pl.) an item of verified… …
104matter of opinion — {n. phr.} Something that may or may not be true; something that people do not all agree on. * /Whether or not he was a good general is a matter of opinion./ Compare: MATTER OF FACT …
105matter of opinion — {n. phr.} Something that may or may not be true; something that people do not all agree on. * /Whether or not he was a good general is a matter of opinion./ Compare: MATTER OF FACT …
106matter in pais — /meetar in pey/ Matter of fact that is not in writing; thus distinguished from matter in deed and matter of record; matter that must be proved by parol evidence …
107matter in pais — /meetar in pey/ Matter of fact that is not in writing; thus distinguished from matter in deed and matter of record; matter that must be proved by parol evidence …
108matter in pais — A matter of fact, as opposed to a matter of law. A matter not of record. A matter not in writing, so susceptible of proof only by oral testimony …
109matter-of-factly — adverb see matter of fact * * * ˌmatter of ˈfactly ; adverb Main entry: ↑matter of factderived …
110matter-of-factness — noun The property of behaving in a matter of fact manner. His matter of factness might merely be lack of tact …
