transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfakt ]
noun
Etymology: Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere
Date: 15th century
1. : a thing done: as
a. obsolete : feat
b. : crime
accessory after the fact
c. archaic : action
2. archaic : performance , doing
3. : the quality of being actual : actuality
a question of fact hinges on evidence
4.
a. : something that has actual existence
space exploration is now a fact
b. : an actual occurrence
prove the fact of damage
5. : a piece of information presented as having objective reality
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- in fact