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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
nitty-gritty
 
SYLLABICATION:nit·ty-grit·ty
PRONUNCIATION:  nt-grt
NOUN: Informal The specific or practical details; the heart of a matter.
ETYMOLOGY:Origin unknown.
 
 
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