FACTOID

Meaning of FACTOID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfak-ˌtȯid ]

noun

Date: 1973

1. : an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print

2. : a briefly stated and usually trivial fact

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

FACTOID — noun Date: 1973 an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print, a briefly stated and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACTOID — n. unproven or untrue piece of information that is presented as fact and is widely believed
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FACTOID — ■ noun 1》 an item of unreliable information that is repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact. 2》 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FACTOID — [fac.toid] n (1973) 1: an invented fact believed to be true because of its appearance in print 2: a brief …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FACTOID — factoid BrE AmE ˈfækt ɔɪd ▷ factoid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FACTOID — / ˈfæktɔɪd; NAmE / noun 1. something that is widely accepted as a fact, although it is probably not true …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACTOID — fact ‧ oid /ˈfæktɔɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal a small and quite interesting piece of information that is not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACTOID — n. & adj. n. an assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
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FACTOID — Поверхностный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FACTOID — недоказанная или неточная информация, которую подают как факт и повсеместно верят в нее
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FACTOID — сущ. 1) ( от fact (факт) + -oid (подобный, похожий на) ) (газетная) утка; непроверенная информация; неправильное представление, понимание; домысел …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FACTOID — недоказанная или неточная информация, которую подают как факт и повсеместно верят в нее
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
FACTOID — n. Pronunciation: ' fak- ˌ to ̇ id Function: noun Date: 1973 1 : an invented fact believed to be …
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