noun
Meaning 1
A natural or logical outcome; perforce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
matter of course
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noun
Meaning 2
An expected or customary outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- On some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter of course, rather than as a special honour.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
an inevitable ending
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: foregone conclusion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ending, conclusion, finish
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: естествен ход (estestven hod) — natural or logical outcome
- Chinese Mandarin: 理所當然的事 /理所当然的事 (lǐsuǒdāngrán de shì) — natural or logical outcome
- Danish: selvfølge — natural or logical outcome
- Finnish: itsestäänselvyys — natural or logical outcome
- Finnish: luonnollinen lopputulos — natural or logical outcome
- German: Selbstverständlichkeit — natural or logical outcome
- Norwegian: selvfølge — natural or logical outcome
- Polish: rzecz naturalna — natural or logical outcome
- Russian: само собой разумеется (samo soboj razumejetsja) — natural or logical outcome
- Spanish: como algo natural — natural or logical outcome
- Swedish: självklarhet — natural or logical outcome
- Chinese Mandarin: 理所當然的事 /理所当然的事 (lǐsuǒdāngrán de shì) — expected or customary outcome
- Danish: selvfølge — expected or customary outcome
- Finnish: itsestäänselvyys — expected or customary outcome
- Finnish: tavan vuoksi — expected or customary outcome
- Hungarian: természetes — expected or customary outcome
- Hungarian: magától értetődő — expected or customary outcome
- Norwegian: selvfølge — expected or customary outcome
- Polish: zwyczajowe zachowanie — expected or customary outcome
- Spanish: como cuestión rutinaria — expected or customary outcome