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1
the quality of being actual
- like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact, not speculation
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- fancy,
- fantasy
- (also phantasy),
- fiction,
- fictitiousness
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2
something that actually exists
- once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life
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3
a single piece of information
- a book of little-known facts about famous people
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facts plural
a collection of factual knowledge about something
- after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain
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“Fact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fact. Accessed 11 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of fact was in the 15th century
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