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fact
English
Etymology
From Latin factum (“a deed, act, exploit; in Medieval Latin also state, condition, circumstance”), neuter of factus (“done or made”), perfect passive participle of faci? (“do, make”). Doublet of feat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fækt/
- Rhymes: -ækt
Noun
fact (countable and uncountable, plural facts)
- Something actual as opposed to invented.
- Something which is real.
- Gravity is a fact, not a theory.
- Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
- An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of experts.
- Information about a particular subject, especially actual conditions and/or circumstances.
- (databases) An individual value or measurement at the lowest level of granularity in a data warehouse.
- (archaic) Action; the realm of action.
- (law, obsolete except in set phrases) A wrongful or criminal deed.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
- She was empassiond at that piteous act, / With zelous enuy of Greekes cruell fact, / Against that nation [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ix:
- (obsolete) A feat or meritorious deed.
Antonyms
- (Something actual): fiction
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- value
- opinion
- belief
References
- fact at OneLook Dictionary Search
- fact in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fact in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- "Conway: 'Alternative Facts'" Merriam-Webster's Trend Watch Merriam-Webster. 2017.
Interjection
fact
- Used before making a statement to introduce it as a trustworthy one.
Anagrams
- acft
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incident
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incid? (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cid?, the combining form of cad? (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.s?.d?nt/
Noun
incident (plural incidents)
- (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
Derived terms
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Translations
Adjective
incident (not comparable)
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
- (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
- the studies incident to his profession
- 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman (page 245)
- The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.
- 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
- (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
Translations
Catalan
Noun
incident m (plural incidents)
- incident
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incid?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.si?d?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?ci?dent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
incident n (plural incidenten)
- An incident.
- Synonym: voorval
Derived terms
- grensincident
- incidenteel
- schietincident
- steekincident
Descendants
- Afrikaans: insident
- ? Indonesian: insiden
- ? West Frisian: ynsidint
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.si.d??/
Adjective
incident (feminine singular incidente, masculine plural incidents, feminine plural incidentes)
- incidental
- (physics) incident
Noun
incident m (plural incidents)
- incident
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb incid? (“I fall upon”).
Verb
incident
- third-person plural future active indicative of incid?
Etymology 2
Form of the verb inc?d? (“I cut or hew open”).
Verb
inc?dent
- third-person plural future active indicative of inc?d?
Romanian
Etymology
From French incident
Adjective
incident m or n (feminine singular incident?, masculine plural inciden?i, feminine and neuter plural incidente)
- incidental
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /int?s?dent/
- Hyphenation: in?ci?dent
Noun
incìdent m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- incident
Declension
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