fait accompli
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kɔ̃ˈpli Origin:
1835–45
1835–45
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| —n , pl faits accomplis | |
| something already done and beyond alteration | |
| [literally: accomplished fact] | |
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Fait accompli
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| 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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fait accompli [(fayt uh-kom-plee, fet ah-kohm-plee)]Something that has already been done: “The company president did not discuss the new hiring policy with her board of directors; instead she put it into effect and presented the board with a fait accompli.” From French, meaning “an accomplished fact.”
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