Definitions
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- noun a fact
- noun idiomatic a more factual correction
- noun idiomatic something completely true
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- noun a disputed factual contention that is generally left for a jury to decide
- noun a matter that is an actual fact or is demonstrable as a fact
Etymologies
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Originated in the 19th century by natural philosophers of the Royal Society in London
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