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In deed

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in⋅deed

[in-deed]
–adverb
1. in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
–interjection
2. (used as an expression of surprise, incredulity, irony, etc.): Indeed! I can scarcely believe it.

Origin:
1300–50; ME; orig. phrase in deed
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indeed 
c.1330, in dede "in fact, in truth," from O.E. dæd (see deed). Written as two words till c.1600. As an interjection, 1598; as an expression of surprise or disgust, 1834. Emphatic form in yes (or no) indeedy attested from 1856, Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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