Fact
From Fresh Dictionary
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English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
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| least | person | case | #313: fact | known | thee | hope |
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Etymology
From Latin perfect passive participle factus, "something made" (cf. manufacture), from verb facere, make or do
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Noun
Fact (plural Facts)
- A fact is an honest observation
- Something thought to be 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 truth 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.
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Translations
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