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ac⋅tu⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [ak-choo-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. actual existence; reality.
2. an actual condition or circumstance; fact: Space travel is now an actuality.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME actualite < ML āctuālitās. See actual, -ity
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ac·tu·al·i·ty   (āk'chōō-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. ac·tu·al·i·ties

  1. The state or fact of being actual; reality. See Synonyms at existence.

  2. Actual conditions or facts. Often used in the plural.

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