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another matter

another matter noun: a matter entirely different from the one being discussed.

Noun

another matter

  1. A matter entirely different from the one being discussed.
    • Education is another matter, we're talking about the impact on the economy here.
    • There's no point in bringing Callum into this, his situation is another matter entirely.
    Synonyms:
    another thing, different world

Synonyms of another matter

Questions about another matter

What does another matter mean?
Another matter means a matter entirely different from the one being discussed.
What part of speech is another matter?
Another matter is a noun.

Words near another matter in the dictionary

  1. another
  2. another country heard from
  3. another county heard from
  4. another day in paradise
  5. another day, another dollar
  6. another matter
  7. another nail in someone's coffin
  8. another nail in the coffin
  9. another one bites the dust
  10. another pair of shoes
  11. another place

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