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counterfact

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coun⋅ter⋅fac⋅tu⋅al

  [koun-ter-fak-choo-uhl]
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–noun Logic.
a conditional statement the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”
Origin:
1945–50; counter- + factual

Related forms:
coun⋅ter⋅fact, noun
coun⋅ter⋅fac⋅tu⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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