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faits accomplis

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fait ac⋅com⋅pli

[fe ta-kawn-plee]
plural faits ac⋅com⋅plis [fe za-kawn-plee] . French.
an accomplished fact; a thing already done: The enemy's defeat was a fait accompli long before the formal surrender.

Origin:
1835–45
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fait ac·com·pli   (fā'tä-kôɴ-plē', fět'ä-)   
n.   pl. faits ac·com·plis (fā'tä-kôɴ-plē', -plēz', fět'ä-)
An accomplished, presumably irreversible deed or fact.

[French : fait, fact + accompli, accomplished.]
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