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fact

fact \'fakt\ n [L factum, fr. neut. of factus, pp. of facere] 1: a thing 
   done : as  1a: CRIME {accessory after the ~}  obs  1b: FEAT  archaic  1c: 
   ACTION  archaic  2: PERFORMANCE, DOING  3: the quality of being actual : 
   ACTUALITY  4a: something that has actual existence  4b: an actual 
   occurrence : EVENT  5: a piece of information presented as having objective 
   reality