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fac·tu·al    Audio Help   [fak-choo-uhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
2.based on or restricted to facts: a factual report.
[Origin: 1825–35; fact + -ual, after effectual or actual]

—Related forms
fac·tu·al·ly, adverb
fac·tu·al·i·ty, fac·tu·al·ness, noun
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fac·tu·al    Audio Help   (fāk'chōō-əl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of the nature of fact; real.
  2. Of or containing facts.

fac'tu·al'i·ty (-āl'ĭ-tē) n., fac'tu·al·ly adv., fac'tu·al·ness n.
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factual

adjective
1. existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" [syn: actual] 
2. of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
factual [ˈfӕktʃuəl] adjective
of or containing facts
Example: a factual account
Arabic: حَقيقي
Chinese (Simplified): 真实的
Chinese (Traditional): 真實的
Czech: skutečný
Danish: saglig; faktuel
Dutch: feitelijk
Estonian: faktidel põhinev
Finnish: tosiasioihin perustuva
French: basé sur des, *les faits
German: Tatsachen-…
Greek: πραγματικός, τεκμηριωμένος
Hungarian: tényleges
Icelandic: staðreyndalegur
Indonesian: mengandung fakta
Italian: reale
Japanese: 事実の
Korean: 실제의, 사실의
Latvian: faktu-; uz faktiem balstīts
Lithuanian: faktinis, faktiškas, tikras
Norwegian: faktisk, virkelig, saklig
Polish: faktyczny, wierny
Portuguese (Brazil): factual
Portuguese (Portugal): factual
Romanian: bazat pe fapte (reale)
Russian: фактический
Slovak: skutočný
Slovenian: dejanski
Spanish: objetivo, factual
Swedish: verklig, faktisk
Turkish: gerçeğe dayalı
See also: as a matter of fact, in fact, in point of fact, fact, the facts of life, "factual" in any language

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: fac·tu·al
Pronunciation: 'fak-ch&-w&l
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to facts <factual issues>
2 : restricted to or based on fact —fac·tu·al·i·ty /"fak-ch&-'wa-l&-tE/ noun —fac·tu·al·ly adverb —fac·tu·al·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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