Fact

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Etymology

From Latin perfect passive participle factus, "something made" (cf. manufacture), from verb facere, make or do

Noun

Fact (plural Facts)

  1. A fact is an honest observation
  2. Something thought to be actual as opposed to invented.
    In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.
  3. Something which has become real.
    The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.
  4. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
    Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
  5. An objective consensus on a fundamental truth that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
    There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.
  6. Information about a particular subject.
    The facts about space travel.

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Translations

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fr:fact io:fact it:fact hu:fact ja:fact pt:fact ro:fact fi:fact zh:fact

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