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factual

[ fak-choo-uh l ]
/ ˈfæk tʃu əl /
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adjective

of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
based on or restricted to facts: a factual report.

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RELATED WORDS

truthfulness, reality, truth, fact, verity

Nearby words

factory ship, factotum, facts and figures, facts of life, factsheet, factual, factualism, factually, factum, facture, facula

Origin of factual

1825–35; fact + -ual, after effectual or actual
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for factuality

factual

/ (ˈfæktʃʊəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by facts
of the nature of fact; real; actual
Derived Forms
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for factuality

factual

adj.

1834, from fact on model of actual. Related: Factually.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper