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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" actualized, very(a), effective being or existing at the present moment; "the ship''s actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" current taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating" real of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" real being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" true existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" |
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