Definitions
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- noun the quality of being contrary to fact.
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- noun the quality of being contrary to fact
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Examples
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When it comes to novels, counterfactuality is still a winner.
Tom Engelhardt: Five Absurd Things That Simply Can't Happen in Wartime Washington 2010
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When it comes to novels, counterfactuality is still a winner.
Tom Engelhardt: Five Absurd Things That Simply Can't Happen in Wartime Washington 2010
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But even McCaughey might be stunned by the counterfactuality of some allegations in play since Congress passed the two bills in late March.
Rational Review Thomas L. Knapp 2010
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How about updating to reflect the counterfactuality of calling Ginsberg a Harvard or Yale grad?
IvyGate 2010
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Indeed, as Atram points out In Gods We Trust, religious notions persist in large part precisely because their counterfactuality makes ‘em memorable.
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Indeed, as Atram points out In Gods We Trust, religious notions persist in large part precisely because their counterfactuality makes ‘em memorable.
hernesheir commented on the word counterfactuality
A panvocalic word, with a "y" tagged on at the end.
Cf. words tagged oueauai, oueauaiy.
June 17, 2010