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contrafactual

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con⋅tra⋅fac⋅tu⋅al

[kon-truh-fak-choo-uhl]
–noun
counterfactual.
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con·tra·fac·tu·al   (kŏn'trə-fāk'chōō-əl)   
n.  A statement or other linguistic construction expressing an idea that is presupposed to be false, as I would go in the sentence I would go if I could.
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