actuality
[ ak-choo-al-i-tee ]
/ ˌæk tʃuˈæl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural ac·tu·al·i·ties.
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OTHER WORDS FROM actuality
non·ac·tu·al·i·ty, noun, plural non·ac·tu·al·i·ties.Words nearby actuality
actual bodily harm, actual cautery, actual cost, actualism, actualité, actuality, actualization, actualize, actually, actuals, actual sin
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actuality
/ (ˌæktʃʊˈælɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
true existence; reality
(sometimes plural) a fact or condition that is real
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