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From Latin factum (“‘a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance’”), neuter of factus (“‘done or made’”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“‘do, make’”).
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fact (plural facts)
- (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh, page 1:
- After that Richard, the third of that name, king in fact only, but tyrant both in title and regiment […] was […] overthrown and slain at Bosworth Field; there succeeded in the kingdom […] Henry the Seventh.
- 1622, Francis Bacon, The History of the Reign of King Henry the Seventh, page 1:
- (law) A wrongful or criminal deed.
- Accessory after the fact
- (obsolete) Feat.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- When he who most excels in fact of arms,
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost:
- An honest observation.
- Something actual as opposed to invented.
- In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.
- Something which has become real.
- The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.
- Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
- Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
- An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
- There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
- Information about a particular subject.
- The facts about space travel.
Antonyms
- (Something actual): fiction
Derived terms
terms derived from fact
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External links
- fact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fact in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
- Anagrams of acft
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