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actuality

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actuality

Main Entry: ac·tu·al·i·ty

Pronunciation: \ˌak-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē, ˌak-shə-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ac·tu·al·i·ties

Date: 1618

1 : the quality or state of being actual
2 : something that is actual : fact, reality <possible risks which have been seized upon as actualities — T. S. Eliot>

— in actuality : in actual fact

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