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fact

/ˈfækt/FAKT
/ˈfækt/FAKT

Meaningsomething done

Common meaning: something known to be true or to have happened

Journey through time

  1. Latinfaciō, fēcī, factum‘to make’
  2. Englishmeaning shiftsto make → something known to be true or to have happenedfact‘something known to be true or to have happened’ · today

fact also in: factorfactoryeffectbenefitforfeit

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin faciō ‘to make; to cause to happen’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry faciō, p. 716 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

artifactartificialbenefactorbenefiteffectfacilityfactorfactoryforfeitinterfacemanufacturesatisfy

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