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FACTUAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Existing in act or fact

Example:

the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced

Synonyms:

actual; factual

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

existent; real (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory)

Derivation:

factuality; factualness (the quality of being actual or based on fact)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characterized by facts

Example:

factual considerations

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

fact (a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred)

Derivation:

factuality; factualness (the quality of being actual or based on fact)

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