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fact

 
 
pronunciation:
faekt
phrases:
in fact
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: something known or proved to be true.
It is a fact that water covers most of the earth's surface.
synonyms:
truth
antonyms:
fiction, theory
similar words:
certainty, given, particular
definition 2: something that is real or that happened or is happening.
It is a fact that it is raining at this very moment.
synonyms:
reality
antonyms:
fiction
similar words:
case, truth
phrase: in fact
Word History
Fact is from a Latin word that means "event" or "deed."
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The word fact contains the following part:
fac, fic, fec, fact, fect Latin root that means make, do
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This root is also the origin of the suffixes "-fy, -ify, -efy" and "-ification, -efaction".