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mat·ter-of-fact    Audio Help   [mat-er-uhv-fakt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.adhering strictly to fact; not imaginative; prosaic; dry; commonplace: a matter-of-fact account of the political rally.
2.direct or unemotional; straightforward; down-to-earth.
[Origin: 1705–15]

—Related forms
matter-of-factly, adverb
matter-of-factness, noun
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matter of fact
–noun
1.something of a factual nature, as an actual occurrence.
2.Law. a statement or allegation to be judged on the basis of the evidence.
[Origin: 1575–85]
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