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fact.

Something actual as opposed to invented.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fækt/
  1. Something actual as opposed to invented.

    countable · uncountable
    establish the facts
    hard facts
  2. Something which is real.

    countable · uncountable
    Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
  3. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

    countable · uncountable
    Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
  4. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.

    countable · uncountable
    There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
  5. Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.

    countable · uncountable
    The facts about space travel.
    Addition facts include 2 + 2 = 4 and 3 + 4 = 7.
  6. An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.

    countable · uncountable
  7. Action; the realm of action.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  8. A wrongful or criminal deed.

    countable · uncountable
    He had become an accessory after the fact.
  9. A feat or meritorious deed.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

intj/fækt/
  1. Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.

Where this word comes from

From Old French fact, from Latin factum (“an act, deed, feat, etc.”); also Medieval Latin for “state, condition, circumstance”; neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faciō (“do, make”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Old/Middle French later evolved it into faict and fait. Doublet of feat.

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