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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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mat·ter-of-fact

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–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

matter of fact
noun
1.	a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide [syn: question of fact]
2.	a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact

keeping to the actual facts; not fanciful, emotional or imaginative
Example: a matter-of-fact account/statement/opinion/attitude

Arabic:	في الحَقيقَه، في الواقِع، حَقيقَةً
Chinese (Simplified):	事实的
Chinese (Traditional):	事實的
Czech:	věcný
Danish:	saglig
Dutch:	zakelijk
Estonian:	asjalik
Finnish:	asiallinen
French:	terreàterre
German:	sachlich
Greek:	ρεαλιστικός, πρακτικός
Hungarian:	tényleges, tárgyilagos, tárgyszerű
Icelandic:	bókstaflegur; sem heldur sig við staðreyndir
Indonesian:	sesungguhnya
Italian:	concreto, realistico

Japanese:	実際的な
Korean:	현실적인
Latvian:	lietišķs
Lithuanian:	dalykiškas, objektyvus, blaivus
Norwegian:	saklig, nøktern
Polish:	trzeżwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	simples
Portuguese (Portugal):	exacto
Romanian:	realist
Russian:	фактический; прозаический
Slovak:	vecný
Slovenian:	dejanski
Spanish:	práctico, realista
Swedish:	saklig, prosaisk, realistisk, rakt på sak
Turkish:	realist, gerçekçi