factualism

[fak-choo-uh-liz-uhm]

fac·tu·al·ism

[fak-choo-uh-liz-uhm]
noun
emphasis on, devotion to, or extensive reliance upon facts: the factualism of scientific experiment.

Origin:
1945–50; factual + -ism

fac·tu·al·ist, noun
fac·tu·al·is·tic, adjective
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Factualism is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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factual (ˈfæktʃʊəl)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or characterized by facts
2.  of the nature of fact; real; actual
 
'factualism
 
n
 
'factualist
 
n
 
factual'istic
 
adj
 
'factually
 
adv
 
'factualness
 
n
 
factu'ality
 
n

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