bymatter

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounbymatter (plural bymatters)

plural bymatters · alternative by-matter

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

Origin

From by- + matter.

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Cite this entry
APA

bymatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bymatter

MLA

“bymatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bymatter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bymatter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bymatter.

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