factum
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facta
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Etymology
Origin of factum
From Latin, dating back to 1740–50; see origin at fact
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As the classic saying goes, “Contra factum non valet argument.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
Between the Latin factum and the modern English ‘fact’ there was a barrier that had to be crossed: a factum requires an agent, a fact does not.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Keil reads here "ut tibi ius est," and gives no variant in his critical note; but the words just below, "uti id recte factum siet," seem to me to suggest the subjunctive.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by W. Warde Fowler
It fell upon high midnight, The stars shone both fair and bright, The angels sang with all their might Verbum caro factum est!
From Fifteenth Century Prose and Verse by Various
His lordship’s had one fit of his tantrums, but I had a look in my eye that ipsum factum soon put an end to it.
From Marge Askinforit by Barry Pain
In facta, I thought it was a goal but no, Pokrivac's rasping low freekick flew inches past the post.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2010
The Lithostrata, or tesselated pavements of the Romans, being worked in a regular and mechanical manner, were called opus musivum, opera qua ad amussim facta sunt.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
A. B. Mosaic is so named from the tesselated pavements of the Romans, which being worked in a regular and mechanical manner, were called Opus musivum, opera quæ ad amussim facta sunt.
From Notes and Queries, Number 179, April 2, 1853. A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
They are thus described, by Stephans—adhiberi solebant funeri, mercede conductæ, ut flerent, et fortia facta laudarent—they were called to funerals, and paid, to shed tears, and relate the famous actions of the defunct.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
The first product of its energy is the thing itself: 'ipsa se posuit et jam facta est ens positum'.
From Literary Remains, Volume 2 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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