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bymatter

bymatter noun: something beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.

Noun

bymatter (plural bymatters)

  1. Something beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.

Forms of bymatter

pluralbymatters
alternative formby-matter

Origin of bymatter

From by- + matter.

Questions about bymatter

What does bymatter mean?
Bymatter means something beside the main business; a side incident; a trivial, unimportant matter.
What part of speech is bymatter?
Bymatter is a noun.
What is the plural of bymatter?
The plural of bymatter is bymatters.

Words near bymatter in the dictionary

  1. Bylsmas
  2. bylyna
  3. bylynas
  4. bylyny
  5. BYM
  6. bymatter
  7. bymatters
  8. bymeby
  9. bymoviral
  10. bymovirus
  11. bymoviruses

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