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as near as matters

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.61 in modern English

Syllables
as n-ear as -mat-ters
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Close enough not to matter, or to be essentially the same.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An illogical formation, perhaps by confusion with "as near as makes no odds" or similar.

Questions

What does as near as matters mean?
Close enough not to matter, or to be essentially the same.
Where does as near as matters come from?
An illogical formation, perhaps by confusion with "as near as makes no odds" or similar.

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