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Etymology
From L. perfect passive participle factus, �something made� (cf. manufacture), < verb facere, �make� or �do�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fækt/
SAMPA|/f{kt/
audio|en-us-fact.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ækt

Noun
en-noun

rft

1. An honest observation.
2. Something actual as opposed to invented.

#: In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a fact, but the rest is fiction.

1. Something which has become real.

#: The promise of television became a fact in the 1920s.

1. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.

#: Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.

1. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.

#: There is no doubting the fact that the Earth orbits the Sun.

1. Information about a particular subject.

#: The facts about space travel.

Related terms
as a matter of fact
factual
fiction
fact or fiction
fact of life
in fact
in point of fact
Is that a fact?

Translations
trans-top|an honest observation
Danish: kendsgerning, faktum#Danish|faktum
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tosiasia, t+|fi|fakta
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|fait|m, t+|fr|vérité|f
Novial: faktu, faktum##Novial|faktum
German: t|de|Tatsache|f
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Slovene: dejstvo n
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trans-top|something actual
Danish: virkelighed
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tosiasia, t+|fi|fakta
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|fait|m
German: t|de|Tatsache f, t|de|Fakt m
Novial: faktu, faktum#Novial|faktum
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Slovene: dejstvo n
Swedish: faktum#Swedish|faktum
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trans-top|something which has become real
Danish: kendsgerning
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tosiasia, t+|fi|fakta
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|fait|m
German: t|de|Fakt|m, t|de|Tatsache|f
Novial: faktu, faktum#Novial|faktum
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Slovene: dejstvo n
Swedish: verklighet
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trans-top|something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation
Danish: kendsgerning, faktum#Danish|faktum
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tosiasia, t+|fi|fakta
trans-mid
French: t+|fr|fait|m, t+|fr|vérité|f
German: t|de|Faktum|n, t|de|Tatsache|f
Novial: faktu, faktum#Novial|faktum
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Slovene: dejstvo n
Swedish: faktum#Swedish|faktum
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trans-top|an objective consensus on a fundamental reality
Danish: kendsgerning, faktum#Danish|faktum
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tosiasia, t+|fi|fakta
German: t|de|Faktum|n, t|de|Tatsache|f
trans-mid
Novial: faktu, faktum#Novial|faktum
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Slovene: dejstvo n
Swedish: faktum#Swedish|faktum
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trans-top|information about a particular subject
Czech: fakt#Czech|fakt m
Danish: kendsgerning, faktum#Danish|faktum
Dutch: t+|nl|feit|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|fakto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|tieto, t+|fi|tosiasia
German: t|de|Faktum|n, t|de|Tatsache|f
trans-mid
Novial: faktu, faktum#Novial|faktum
Portuguese: fato m italbrac|Brazil, facto m italbrac|Portugal
Russian: �ак� (fakt) m
Swedish: faktum#Swedish|faktum
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ttbc|Albanian: fakt#Albanian|fakt m
ttbc|Bulgarian: �ак�#Bulgarian|�ак� m
ttbc|Catalan: fet m
ttbc|Chinese: ��/�實 (shìshí), ��/實� (shiqing), �� (zhenxiang), ��/實� (shiji)
ttbc|Croatian: �injenica f
ttbc|Hungarian: tény
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ttbc|Ido: fakto#ido|fakto
ttbc|Indonesian: kenyataan, fakta#Indonesian|fakta
ttbc|Italian: fatto f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (���), �� (����), �� (����)
ttbc|Polish: fakt#Polish|fakt m (1-5)
ttbc|Romanian: fapt m, f
ttbc|Spanish: hecho m
ttbc|Turkish: olgu
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